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Bribery Act (No. 2 of 1965) - Sect 51

Prosecutions for offences under this Act, and suits and proceedings in respect of allegations for bribery or statements in evidence, reports and decisions. [ 24, 2 of 1965.]

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(1) No prosecution for an offence under this Act (other than an offence under section 70 or section 71 or section 72) shall be instituted in any court except by, or with the written sanction of, the Attorney-General.
(2) The proceedings in a District Court for bribery shall be taken before any other business of that court unless special circumstances of urgency in such other business render it impossible to do so.
(3) Upon application made in that behalf by the Attorney-General or any officer authorized by him, the whole or any part of the proceedings in any court for bribery may be held in camera.
(4) Subject to the other provisions of this Act, no civil or criminal proceedings in respect of any allegation of bribery made to the Bribery Commissioner or to any public servant in his official capacity shall be instituted in any court against the person who made the allegation except with the written sanction of the Attorney-General.
(5) Subject to the other provisions of this Act, no civil or criminal proceedings shall, except with the written sanction of the Attorney-General, be instituted in any court against a person in respect of any written or oral evidence given by him in any proceedings for bribery.
(6) Nothing contained in the report of a commission of inquiry published under the order of the Governor-General shall be made the ground of an action for defamation, and no court shall entertain an action for defamation based on anything contained in any such report.


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