Punishment for corrupt transactions with agents.
6. If
(a) any agent corruptly accepts or obtains, or agrees to accept or
attempts to obtain, from any person, for himself or for any other
person, any gratification as an inducement or reward for doing or
forbearing to do, or for having done or forborne to do, any act in
relation to his principals affairs or business, or for showing or
forbearing to show favour or disfavour to any person in relation to
his principals affairs or business;
(b) any person corruptly gives or agrees to give or offers any
gratification to any agent as an inducement or reward for doing or
forbearing to do, or for having done or forborne to do any act in
relation to his principals affairs or business, or for showing or
forbearing to show favour or disfavour to any person in relation to
his principals affairs or business; or
(c) any person knowingly gives to an agent, or if an agent
knowingly uses with intent to deceive his principal, any receipt,
account or other document in respect of which the principal is
interested, and which contains any statement which is false or
erroneous or defective in any material particular, and which to his
knowledge is intended to mislead the principal,
he shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction
to a fine not exceeding $100,000 or to imprisonment for a term not
exceeding 5 years or to both.
