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Prevention Of Corrupt Activities Act, 2004
Prevention of Corrupt Activities Act, Act 12 of 2004 in South Africa provides for the strengthening of measures to prevent and combat corruption and corrupt activities in both the public and private sectors of South African society. Content of the Act The following is a brief description of the sections of the Prevention of Corrupt Activities Act: Definitions and interpretation ;Section 1 Defines the explanations of keywords in the Act. ;Section 2 Defines in regard to the Act, what the definition is of "having knowledge of a fact" and defines what "knowing" means. Defines what is "accepting or agreeing or offering to accept any gratification" and defines what is "to give or agree or offer to give any gratification". Defines that "any person" can mean someone in the private sector. Offences in respect of corrupt activities ;Section 3 Defines what is regarded as corruption to be found guilty of an offence. ;Section 4 Defines what is regarded as corruption in regard to public officia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliament Of South Africa
The Parliament of the Republic of South Africa is South Africa's legislature; under the present Constitution of South Africa, the bicameral Parliament comprises a National Assembly and a National Council of Provinces. The current twenty-seventh Parliament was first convened on 22 May 2019. From 1910 to 1994, members of Parliament were elected chiefly by the South African white minority. The first elections with universal suffrage were held in 1994. Both chambers held their meetings in the Houses of Parliament, Cape Town that were built 1875–1884. A fire broke out within the buildings in early January 2022, destroying the session room of the National Assembly. The National Assembly will temporarily meet at the Good Hope Chamber. History Before 1910 The predecessor of the Parliament of South Africa, before the 1910 Union of South Africa, was the bicameral Parliament of the Cape of Good Hope. This was composed of the House of Assembly (the lower house) and the Legislati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
