4 “principal” means the employer or other person for whom an agent acts and, in relation to— (a) a trustee, assignee, liquidator, executor or legal representative referred to in the definition of “agent”, includes all persons represented by the trustee, assignee, liquidator, executor or legal representative, as the case may be, or in relation to whom he stands in a position of trust; (b) a public officer who is a Vice-President and a Minister who is a member of the Cabinet, includes both the State and the Cabinet; (c) a member of a council, board, committee or authority which is a statutory body or local authority or which is responsible for administering the affairs of a statutory body, local authority, body corporate or association, includes both such council, board, committee or authority and the statutory body, local authority, body corporate or association for whose affairs it is responsible; “property” means property of any description whatsoever, including money; “public officer” means— (a) a Vice-President, Minister or Deputy Minister; or (b) a governor appointed in terms of an Act referred to in section IIIA of the Constitution; or (c) a member of a council, board, committee or other authority which is a statutory body or local authority or which is responsible for administering the affairs or business of a statutory body or local authority; or (d) a person holding or acting in a paid office in the service of the State, a statutory body or a local authority; “record” includes any device or medium whereon or wherein information is recorded; “specified person” means any person specified in a notice published by the Minister in terms of section six; “statutory body” means— (a) any Commission established by the Constitution; or (b) any body corporate established directly by or under any Act for special purposes specified in that Act, the membership of which consists wholly or mainly of persons appointed by the President, a Vice-President, a Minister or by any other statutory body. PART II PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION 3 Corrupt practices (1) If— (a) any agent corruptly solicits or accepts or obtains, or agrees to accept or attempts to obtain, from any person a gift or consideration for himself or any other person as an inducement or reward—