Bribery Act 2010

1. Introduction

2. Summary

3. Background

4. Territorial Extent

   1. Territorial application: Scotland

   2. Territorial application: Wales

   3. Territorial application: Northern Ireland

5. Commentary on Sections

   1. Section 1: Offences of bribing another person

   2. Section 2: Offences relating to being bribed

   3. Section 3: Function or activity to which bribe relates

   4. Section 4: Improper performance to which bribe relates

   5. Section 5: Expectation test

   6. Section 6: Bribery of foreign public officials

      1. The conduct element

      2. The fault element

   7. Section 7: Failure of commercial organisations to prevent bribery

   8. Section 8: Meaning of associated person

   9. Section 9: Guidance about commercial organisations preventing bribery

   10. Section 10: Consent to prosecution

   11. Section 11: Penalties

   12. Section 12: Offences under this Act: territorial application

   13. Section 13: Defence for certain bribery offences etc.

   14. Section 14: Offences under sections 1, 2 and 6 by bodies corporate etc.

   15. Section 15: Offences under section 7 by partnerships

   16. Section 16: Application to Crown

   17. Section 17: Consequential provision

   18. Section 18: Extent

   19. Section 19: Commencement and transitional provision etc.

   20. Section 20: Short title

   21. Schedule 1

       1. Ministry of Defence Police Act 1987

       2. Criminal Justice Act 1987

       3. International Criminal Court Act 2001

       4. International Criminal Court (Scotland) Act 2001

       5. Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005

       6. Armed Forces Act 2006

       7. Serious Crime Act 2007

   22. Schedule 2

6. Commencement

7. Hansard References