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424.   Selling or trafficking in offices

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2022)

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424.   Selling or trafficking in offices

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    (1)   A person who is a party to or aids and abets—

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      (a)     the unlawful sale or purchase of any public office;

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      (b)     the making of any unlawful and corrupt bargain or transaction with respect to an appointment to a public office or with respect to the gains of a public office,

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    is liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for 5 years.

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    (2)   The provisions of subsection (1) shall apply to every civil public office the sale and purchase of which is not authorised by any enactment or by any orders or regulations lawfully made with respect to such office by a person having authority to make such orders or regulations.

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    (3)   For the purposes of this section, “corrupt bargain or transaction” includes any agreement, which is not made with an authorisation in accordance with subsection (2)—

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      (a)     for the giving or receipt by any person of any valuable consideration for nominating or appointing a person to an office;

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      (b)     for procuring, soliciting, or recommending the nomination or appointment of a person to an office;

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      (c)     for resigning or procuring the resignation of an officer;

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      (d)     for any promise, offer or attempt to do such act as is mentioned in this section,

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    and includes any agreement, not made with such authorisation, for paying to any person, or permitting any person to retain or receive, the whole or any part of the salary, fees, or other remuneration or benefits of an office.

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    (4)   No person is liable to punishment under this section in respect of any sale, purchase bargain, or transaction which is made with the approval of the Governor General, or, if the sale, purchase, bargain, or transaction is made by the person with authority from, or on behalf of, the Governor General.

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