Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, 2004 (Act No. 12 of 2004)

Chapter 2 : Offences in respect of corrupt activities

Part 1 : General offence of corruption

3. General offence of corruption

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Any person who, directly or indirectly—

a)accepts or agrees or offers to accept any gratification from any other person, whether for the benefit of himself or herself or for the benefit of another person; or
b)gives or agrees or offers to give to any other person any gratification, whether for the benefit of that other person or for the benefit of another person,

in order to act, personally or by influencing another person so to act, in a manner—

(i)that amounts to the—
(aa)illegal, dishonest, unauthorised, incomplete, or biased; or
(bb)misuse or selling of information or material acquired in the course of the,

exercise, carrying out or performance of any powers, duties or functions arising out of a constitutional, statutory, contractual or any other legal obligation;

(ii)that amounts to—
(aa)the abuse of a position of authority;
(bb)a breach of trust; or
(cc)the violation of a legal duty or a set of rules;
(iii)designed to achieve an unjustified result; or
(iv)that amounts to any other unauthorised or improper inducement to do or not to do anything,

is guilty of the offence of corruption