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Bribery Act 2010

Section 9: Guidance about commercial organisations preventing bribery

53.This section requires the Secretary of State to publish guidance on procedures that relevant commercial organisations can put in place to prevent bribery by persons associated with them (subsection (1)). The Secretary of State may revise such guidance or publish revised guidance from time to time (subsection (2)). The Scottish Ministers must be consulted before publication (subsection (3)). The guidance may be published in such a manner as the Secretary of State considers appropriate (subsection (4)). The Government has indicated its intention to publish guidance ahead of the commencement of section 7 of the Act (Hansard, House of Lords, 2 February 2010, Vol. 717, col.143).

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