Database of Legislation

Obstruction of Justice
  • Sectors

    • • Public officials
  • Offending Involves

    • • promising/ offering/ giving undue advantage
  • In Order To

    • • Interfere with the exercise of official duties by a justice or law enforcement official
 Part 6
 Section 101
 Bribery and corruption

UNTOC Articles

  • Organized Crime Convention

  • Article 23: Criminalization of obstruction of justice
  • Trafficking in Persons Protocol

  • Smuggling of Migrants Protocol

  • Firearms Protocol

     

    Original Text

    101 Bribery of judicial officer, etc

    (1) Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years who corruptly gives or offers or agrees to give any bribe to any person with intent to influence any judicial officer in respect of any act or omission by him in his judicial capacity.

    (2) Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years who corruptly gives or offers or agrees to give any bribe to any person with intent to influence any judicial officer or any Registrar or Deputy Registrar of any court in respect of any act or omission by him in his official capacity, not being an act or omission to which subsection (1) applies.

    Compare: 1908 No 32 ss 126(b), 127(b)