Prevention of Corruption Act 1916
6 & 7 Geo.5, c. 64
PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT 1916 (Repealed)
REVISED
Updated to 30 July 2018
This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1916. It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under the Law Reform Commission Act 1975 (3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and consolidation of statute law.
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6 & 7 Geo.5, c. 64
PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT 1916 (Repealed)
REVISED
Updated to 30 July 2018
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
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Increase of maximum penalty in certain cases. |
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Presumption of corruption in certain cases. |
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Time for taking proceedings. |
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Short title and interpretation. |
6 & 7 Geo.5, c. 64
PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT 1916 (Repealed)
REVISED
Updated to 30 July 2018
An Act to amend the Law relating to the Prevention of Corruption. [22nd December 1916.]
Be it enacted by the King’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Annotations
Modifications (not altering text):
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Act and collectively cited Prevention of Corruption Acts 1889 to 2010 repealed (30.07.2018) by Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Act 2018 (9/2018), s. 4 and sch. 2, S.I. No. 298 of 2018.
Repeals
4. The enactments specified in Schedule 2 are repealed to the extent specified in column (3) of that Schedule.
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SCHEDULE 2
Enactments Repealed
Section 4
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52 & 53 Vict., c. 69 |
The whole Act |
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6 Edw. 7, c. 34 |
The whole Act |
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6 & 7 Geo. 5, c. 64
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The whole Act |
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No. 22 of 1995 |
Section 38 |
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No. 27 of 2001
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The whole Act |
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No. 50 of 2001 |
Definitions of “active corruption” and “passive corruption” in section 40(1) Sections 43, 44 and 45(2) |
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No. 1 of 2005
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Section 23 |
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No. 33 of 2010 |
The whole Act |
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Application of collectively cited Prevention of Corruption Acts 1889 to 2001 extended (21.12.2009) by National Asset Management Agency Act 2009 (34/2009), s. 16, S.I. No. 545 of 2009.
Prevention of corruption.
16.— (1) To avoid doubt, the provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Acts 1889 to 2001 apply to—
(a) every officer of NAMA,
(b) the Chief Executive Officer,
(c) the other members of the Board, and
(d) every director of a NAMA group entity.
(2) Where in any proceedings against a person who performs functions for or on or behalf of NAMA, or who performs functions connected to the valuation of eligible bank assets, for an offence under the Public Bodies Corrupt Practices Act 1889 or the Prevention of Corruption Act 1906 it is shown that—
(a) any gift, consideration or advantage has been given to or received by the person, and
(b) the person who gave the gift, consideration or advantage or on whose behalf the gift, consideration or advantage was given was—
(i) a person who is a debtor in relation to an eligible bank asset, or
(ii) an associated debtor of such a person,
the gift or consideration or advantage shall be taken, unless the contrary is proved, to have been given and received corruptly as an inducement to or reward for the person performing or omitting to perform any of those functions.
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Application of collectively cited Prevention of Corruption Acts confirmed (1.01.2003 and 21.05.2004) by Local Government Act 2001 (37/2001), s. 170, S.I. No. 218 of 2002 and S.I. No. 217 of 2004.
Prohibition of favours, rewards, etc.
170.—(1) An employee or a member of a local authority or of a committee of a local authority shall not seek, exact or accept from any person, other than from the local authority concerned, any remuneration, fee, reward or other favour for anything done or not done by virtue of his or her employment or office, and a code of conduct under section 169 may include guidance for the purposes of this subsection.
(2) Subsection (1) shall not be read so as to exclude the persons to whom that subsection relates from the application of the Prevention of Corruption Acts, 1889 to 1995, and any Act which is to be construed together as one with those Acts.
Editorial Notes:
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Previous affecting provision: Act applied (12.07.1989) by Central Bank Act 1989 (16/1989), ss. 16 and 17, S.I. No. 176 of 1989. Section 16 repealed (1.05.2003) by Central Bank and Financial Services Authority Act 2003 (12/2003), s. 35 and sch. 1 part 9, S.I. No. 160 of 2003. Section 17 applies to every person to whom s. 16 relates, and therefore would appear to be obsolete.