Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts

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Bribery Act (No. 2 of 1965) - Sect 17

Acceptance of gratification by Senators and Members of Parliament for interviewing public servants

15. A member of either the Senate or the House of Representatives who solicits or accepts any gratification as an inducement or a reward for-
(a) his interviewing a public servant on behalf of any person, or
(b) his appearing on behalf of any person before a public servant exercising judicial or quasi-judicial functions,
shall be guilty of an offence punishable with rigorous imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years and a fine not exceeding five thousand rupees : Provided, however, that it shall not be an offence under the preceding provisions of this section for a member of either the Senate or the House of Representatives to appear as an advocate or a proctor before a court or before a statutory tribunal of which a public servant is not a member.


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