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Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Act 2018.
[2018.]
Interpretation
2. (1) In this Act—
“company” means a company formed and registered under the Companies Act 2014 or an existing company within the meaning of that Act;
“consideration” includes valuable consideration of any kind;
“corruptly” includes acting with an improper purpose personally or by influencing another person, whether—
- (a) by means of making a false or misleading statement,
- (b) by means of withholding, concealing, altering or destroying a document or other information, or
- (c) by other means;
“court”—
- (a) in relation to the State, includes a court-martial, and
- (b) in relation to any other state, includes a military court by whatever name called;
“director” means—
- (a) in relation to a company, a director within the meaning of the Companies Act 2014, and
- (b) in the case of an Irish public body that is not a company, a person who is a member of the body or a member of a board by whatever name called that controls, manages or administers the body;
“enactment” means a statute or an instrument made under a power conferred by statute;
“foreign official” means—
- (a) a member of the government of any other state,
- (b) a member of a parliament, regional or national, of any other state,
- (c) a member of the European Parliament other than a person who is such a member by virtue of the European Parliament Elections Act 1997,
- (d) a member of the Court of Auditors of the European Union,
- (e) a member of the European Commission,
- (f) a public prosecutor in any other state,
- (g) a judge of a court in any other state, including a coroner’s court by whatever name called,
- (h) a judge of a court established under an international agreement to which the State is a party,
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