Prevention of Corruption Act 1960
Table of Contents
Long Title
Part 1 PRELIMINARY
1 Short title
2 Interpretation
Part 2 APPOINTMENT OF STAFF AND PERSONNEL MATTERS
3 Appointment of Director and officers
4 Director and officers deemed to be public servants
4A Establishment of Occupational Superannuation Scheme
4B Benefits not as of right, etc.
4C Non-assignability or attachment of benefits, etc.
4D Recovery of benefits granted in ignorance of disqualifying facts
4E Effect of bankruptcy and conviction on Scheme benefits
4F Scheme to be met out of INVEST Fund
Part 3 OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
5 Punishment for corruption
6 Punishment for corrupt transactions with agents
7 Increase of maximum penalty in certain cases
8 Presumption of corruption in certain cases
9 Acceptor of gratification to be guilty notwithstanding that purpose not carried out, etc.
10 Corruptly procuring withdrawal of tenders
11 Bribery of Member of Parliament
12 Bribery of member of public body
13 When penalty to be imposed in addition to other punishment
14 Principal may recover amount of secret gift
Part 4 POWERS OF ARREST AND INVESTIGATION
15 Powers of arrest
15A Director and officers to be armed
16 Provisions as to bail or bond
17 Powers of investigation
18 Special powers of investigation
19 Powers of investigation authorised by Public Prosecutor
20 Public Prosecutor’s power to order inspection of bankers’ books
21 Public Prosecutor’s powers to obtain information
22 Powers of search and seizure
Part 5 EVIDENCE
23 Evidence of custom inadmissible
24 Evidence of pecuniary resources or property
25 Evidence of accomplice
Part 6 MISCELLANEOUS
26 Obstruction of search
27 Legal obligation to give information
28 False statements, information, etc.
29 Abetment of offences
30 Attempts
31 Conspiracy
32 Offences to be arrestable
33 Prosecutions to be instituted with consent of Public Prosecutor
34 District Court to have jurisdiction to try offences under this Act
35 Examination of offenders
36 Protection of informers
37 Liability of citizens of Singapore for offences committed outside Singapore
Legislative History
Abbreviations