CRIMINAL LAW CONSOLIDATION ACT 1935 - SECT 253

CRIMINAL LAW CONSOLIDATION ACT 1935 - SECT 253

253—Offences relating to appointment to public office

        (1)         A person who improperly—

            (a)         gives, offers or agrees to give a benefit to another in connection with the appointment or possible appointment of a person to a public office; or

            (b)         seeks, accepts or agrees to accept a benefit (whether for himself or herself or for a third person) on account of an act done or to be done with regard to the appointment or possible appointment of a person to a public office,

is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 4 years.

        (2)         In subsection (1)—

"benefit" does not include—

            (a)         salary or allowances payable in the ordinary course of business or employment; or

            (b)         fees or other remuneration paid to a person for services provided to another person in the ordinary course of business or employment in consideration for assistance provided to the other person in qualifying for, preparing an application for or determining suitability for such an appointment.