Criminal Law Code as at 1st March 2007 (a) a trustee, assignee, liquidator, executor or legal representative referred to in the definition of “agent”, includes⎯ (i) all persons represented by the trustee, assignee, liquidator, executor or legal representative, as the case may be, or in relation to whom he or she stands in a position of trust; and (ii) any public officer who is responsible for supervising the activities of the trustee, assignee, liquidator, executor or legal representative; (b) a public officer who is a Minister and a member of the Cabinet, includes both the State and the Cabinet; (c) a member of a council, board, committee or authority which is responsible for administering the affairs or business 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 or business it is responsible; “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 111A 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; or (e) a judicial officer; “statutory body” means⎯ (a) any Commission established by the Constitution; or (b) any body corporate established directly by or under an Act for special purposes specified in that Act. 170 Bribery (1) Any⎯ (a) agent who obtains or agrees to obtain or solicits or agrees to accept for himself or herself or any other person any gift or consideration as an inducement or reward⎯ (i) for doing or omitting to do, or having done or omitted to do, any act in relation to his or her principal’s affairs or business; or (ii) for showing or not showing, or having shown or not shown, any favour or disfavour to any person or thing in relation to his or her principal’s affairs or business; knowing or realising that there is a real risk or possibility that such gift or consideration is not due to him or her in terms of any agreement or arrangement between himself or herself and his or her principal; - 96 -