The Prevention of Corruption Act 1906 (6 Edw.7 c.34) was an Act of the

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of the

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(as it was then). It was the second of three pieces of legislation regarding

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which after 1916 were collectively referred to as the

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. It was repealed by the

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. Section 1 made it an offence (formerly classified as a misdemeanour) subject to imprisonment up to 7 years: * for an agent to obtain "any gift or

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" as an inducement or reward for doing any act, or showing favour or disfavour to any person, in relation to his principal's affairs. * for any person to give any gift or consideration to an agent to induce him to do an act in relation to his principal's affairs. * for any person or agent to knowingly falsify receipts, accounts or other documents with the intent to deceive the principal. The 2017-19 prosecutions of Peter Chapman, and of

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and its company officers for conspiracy to corrupt in

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may have been the last prosecutions for this offence.

Agent and principal

An "agent" includes any person employed by or acting for another, and a "principal" includes an employer. The "principal" is the person the agent is employed by or acting for. Anyone working for the government counts as an agent. A prosecution in England and Wales for an offence under this Act could not be instituted without the consent of the

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,s.2(1) who could discontinue an investigation that was working towards a prosecution under the Act.

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List of amendments to this Act in the Republic of Ireland
from the

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. United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1906 Corruption in the United Kingdom {{UK-statute-stub

Agent and principal

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