16. Duty of public officer to whom gratification is given or offered

Terms defined in s 2

• gratification

  gratification

  Defined · s 2

  “gratification” includes — (a) money or any gift, loan, fee, reward, valuable security or other property or interest in property of any description, whether movable or immovable; (b) any office, dignity, employment, contract or services and any agreement to give employment or render services in any capacity; (c) any payment, release, discharge or liquidation of any loan, obligation or other liability whatsoever, whether in whole or in part; (d) any valuable consideration of any kind, any discount, commission, rebate, bonus, deduction or percentage; (e) any forbearance to demand any money or money’s worth or valuable thing; (f) any aid, vote, consent or influence or pretended aid, vote, consent or influence, and any promise or procurement of, or agreement or endeavour to procure, or the holding out of any expectation of, any gift, loan, fee, reward, consideration or gratification within the meaning of this paragraph; (g) any other service, favour or advantage of any description whatsoever, including protection from any penalty or disability incurred or apprehended or from any action or proceedings of a disciplinary or penal nature, whether or not already instituted, and including the exercise or the forbearance from the exercise of any right or any official power or duty; and (h) any offer, undertaking or promise of any gratification within the meaning of paragraphs (a) to (g);

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• Officer of the Bureau

  Officer of the Bureau

  Defined · s 2

  “Officer of the Bureau” means any person appointed by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan under section 3(3) and includes the Director, Deputy Director, Assistant Director, a Chief Special Investigator, Senior Special Investigator and Special Investigator;

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• public body

  public body

  Defined · s 2

  “public body” includes — (a) the Government of Brunei Darussalam; (b) any department, or service or undertaking of the Government of Brunei Darussalam; (c) any corporation, council, board, commissioners or other body which has power to act under and for the purpose of any written law in force in Brunei Darussalam or any part thereof relating to local Government, public health or undertakings of public utility, or otherwise has power to administer funds belonging to the Government or money raised by rates, taxes or charges in pursuance of any written law in force in Brunei Darussalam; (d) any board, commissioners, committee or other body specified in the Schedule; (e) any company or subsidiary company over which or in which any public body as is referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d), has controlling power or interest.

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• public officer

  public officer

  Defined · s 2

  “public officer” includes any person in the permanent or temporary employment of a public body.

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