Bribery Act 2010
2010 CHAPTER 23
Contents
Go to Preamble
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General bribery offences
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1. Offences of bribing another person
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2. Offences relating to being bribed
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3. Function or activity to which bribe relates
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4. Improper performance to which bribe relates
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5. Expectation test
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Bribery of foreign public officials
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6. Bribery of foreign public officials
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Failure of commercial organisations to prevent bribery
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7. Failure of commercial organisations to prevent bribery
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8. Meaning of associated person
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9. Guidance about commercial organisations preventing bribery
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Prosecution and penalties
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10. Consent to prosecution
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11. Penalties
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Other provisions about offences
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12. Offences under this Act: territorial application
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13. Defence for certain bribery offences etc.
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14. Offences under sections 1, 2 and 6 by bodies corporate etc.
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15. Offences under section 7 by partnerships
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Supplementary and final provisions
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16. Application to Crown
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17. Consequential provision
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18. Extent
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19. Commencement and transitional provision etc.
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20. Short title
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Schedule 1
Consequential amendments
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Schedule 2
Repeals and revocations
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An Act to make provision about offences relating to bribery; and for connected purposes.
[8th April 2010]
Be it enacted by the Queen´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:–
General bribery offences
1 Offences of bribing another person
(1) A person ("P") is guilty of an offence if either of the following cases applies.
(2) Case 1 is where–
(a) P offers, promises or gives a financial or other advantage to another person, and
(b) P intends the advantage–
(i) to induce a person to perform improperly a relevant function or activity, or
(ii) to reward a person for the improper performance of such a function or activity.
(3) Case 2 is where–
(a) P offers, promises or gives a financial or other advantage to another person, and
(b) P knows or believes that the acceptance of the advantage would itself constitute the improper performance of a relevant function or activity.
(4) In case 1 it does not matter whether the person to whom the advantage is offered, promised or given is the same person as the person who is to perform, or has performed, the function or activity concerned.
(5) In cases 1 and 2 it does not matter whether the advantage is offered, promised or given by P directly or through a third party.
2 Offences relating to being bribed
(1) A person ("R") is guilty of an offence if any of the following cases applies.
(2) Case 3 is where R requests, agrees to receive or accepts a financial or other advantage intending that, in consequence, a relevant function or activity should be performed improperly (whether by R or another person).
(3) Case 4 is where–
(a) R requests, agrees to receive or accepts a financial or other advantage, and
(b) the request, agreement or acceptance itself constitutes the improper performance by R of a relevant function or activity.
(4) Case 5…