Pt. 5 S. 17 [No. 9.]
Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Act 2018.
[2018.]
- or other property of an equivalent value to such gift, consideration or advantage, or
- (iv) any combination of the penalties referred to in subparagraphs (i) to (iii).
(2) A body corporate guilty of an offence under section 18(1) shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a class A fine and, on conviction on indictment, to a fine.
(3) A person guilty of an offence under this Act, other than an offence under section 6 or 18(1), shall be liable—
- (a) on summary conviction, to—
- (i) a class A fine,
- (ii) imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months,
- (iii) the forfeiture of any gift, consideration or advantage accepted or obtained in connection with the offence or, in the alternative, the forfeiture of land, cash or other property of an equivalent value to such gift, consideration or advantage, or
- (iv) any combination of the penalties referred to in subparagraphs (i) to (iii),
- or
- (b) on conviction on indictment, to—
- (i) a fine,
- (ii) imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years,
- (iii) the forfeiture of any gift, consideration or advantage accepted or obtained in connection with the offence or, in the alternative, the forfeiture of land, cash or other property of an equivalent value to such gift, consideration or advantage, or
- (iv) any combination of the penalties referred to in subparagraphs (i) to (iii).
(4) (a) Paragraph (b) or (c) applies where a person is convicted on indictment of an offence under section 5, 7, 8, 9 or 10 in relation to an office, position or employment as an Irish official held or occupied by that person at the time the offence was committed.
- (b) Subject to subsection (5), the court in imposing sentence on the person for the offence concerned may order the forfeiture of any office, position or employment as a relevant Irish official held or occupied by that person.
- (c) Subject to subsection (5), the court in imposing sentence on the person for the offence concerned may make an order prohibiting the person from seeking to hold or occupy any office, position or employment as an Irish official, other than an office as—
- (i) a member of Dáil Éireann,
- (ii) a member of Seanad Éireann,
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