| Part
I |
Preliminary |
| 1. |
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Citation and commencement. |
| 2. |
(a)-(h) |
Interpretation:-. agent, bureau,
Director, gratification, officer of the bureau,
prescribed offences, principal, public body. |
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| Part
II |
| 3. |
(1)-(5) |
Appoinment of Director and officers
of the ACB. |
| 4. |
(1)-(2) |
Officers of the Bureau are deemed to
be Public Servants. |
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| Part
III |
| 5. |
(a)-(b)
(i)-(ii) |
Punishment of corruption, include
solicitation, inducement, agree to give, promise to give
gratification. |
| 6. |
(a)-(c) |
Punishment for corrupt transaction
involving agent / agents. |
| 7. |
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Increase in maximum penalty in
certain cases. |
| 8. |
(1)-(2) |
Acceptor of gratification deemed to
be guilty notwithstanding that the purpose for which the
gratification was given / accepted was not carried out. |
| 9. |
(a)-(b) |
Corruptly cause or procure the
withdrawal of tenders. |
| 10. |
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Bribery involving members of the
legislature. |
| 11. |
(a)-(d) |
Bribery of members of the public
body. |
| 12. |
(1)-(2)
(a)-(b) |
Offences for possession of
unexplained property or maintaining a standard of living above
that which is commensurate with his past or present emoluments. |
| 13. |
(a)-(b) |
Abatement of offences. |
| 14. |
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Attempts to commit the offence. |
| 15. |
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Offence of conspiracy to commit
offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act. (PCA). |
| 16. |
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Legal obligation of public officer to
whom a gratification is given or offered to report such incident
failing which, he shall be liable to a fine not exceeding
$500.00 or six months imprisonment or both. |
| 17. |
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When penalty to be imposed in
addition to other punishment. |
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| Part
IV |
| Powers Of Investigation |
| 18. |
(1)-(3) |
Power of making an arrest without
warrant. |
| 19. |
(a)-(c) |
Powers of Investigation. |
| 20. |
(1)(a)-(b)
(2)(a)-(b) |
Powers of search and to obtain
assistance. |
| 21. |
(1)-(3) |
Further powers of search and sizeure. |
| 22. |
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Legal Obligation for members of the
public to give information. |
| 23. |
(1)(a)-(b)
(2)-(5) |
Special powers of investigation.
Inspection into shares, bank accounts, investment accounts, safe
deposit box, bank statement. The offence of hindering the
provision of the act. |
| 24. |
(1)-(3) |
Legal Advisers and privileged
information. |
| 25. |
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Presumption of corruption in certain
cases. |
| 26. |
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Evidence of custom, as inadmissable. |
| 27. |
(1)(a)-(b)
(2) |
Evidence of pecuniary resources or
property. |
| 28. |
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Evidence of accomplice. |
| 29. |
(1)-(3) |
Examination of offenders |
| 30. |
(1)-(3) |
Protection for informers. Informers shall be
protected from having their identity being disclosed unless such
information were subsequently deemed by the court to be false
and malicious in nature. |
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| Part
VI |
| Prosecution And Trial of Offences. |
| 31. |
(1)(2)(3) |
Prosecution of offences. |
| 32. |
(1)(2) |
The Magistrate Court has jurisdiction to try
offences under this act. |
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| Part
VII |
| Miscellaneous |
| 33. |
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Frivolous, false or groundless complaints to be
reported to the Public Prosector. Where at the close of a legal
proceeding, the magistrate has discovered that such had
occurred, he shall cause a report to be transmitted to the
Public Prosecutor for his appropriate action. |
| 34. |
(a)(b) |
Offences of making false, misleading report to the
Director and officers of the Anti- Corruption Bureau. |
| 35. |
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Offences to disclose the identity of person being
investigated or the result of such investigation. |
| 36. |
(1)(2) |
Alternative convictions and
ammendments of particulars in the preferred charges against the
accused person. |
| 37. |
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Liability of the citizens of Brunei
Darussalam for offences committed overseas. |
| 38. |
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Offences under this Act are deemed to
be seizeable offences. |
| 39. |
(1)-(2) |
The principal may recover any amount
of secret gifts of which was the gratification given by the
agent. |
| 40. |
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Application Order. The Retrospective
effect of this Act. Where an offence under this Act was
committed before the commencement of the act shall be liable for
prosecution, and where there are conviction the offender shall
be sentenced accordingly. |
