Singapore legislation
Clause 34
of Legislative Assembly (Privileges, Immunities and Powers) Ordinance
Clause 34
Certain fees, gifts, etc., prohibited
(1)
No person shall offer any fee, gift, compensation, profit, reward, loan, consideration or other advantage whatsoever —
to the Speaker or any member or officer of the Assembly either directly or through the agency of any person who is the employer, partner, servant, or agent of the Speaker or such member or officer of the Assembly, for or in respect of the promotion of or opposition to any bill, resolution, matter or thing submitted or intended to be submitted for the consideration of the Assembly or any committee or otherwise with a view to influencing him in his capacity as Speaker, member or officer of the Assembly; or
to any person who is the employer, partner, servant or agent of the Speaker or any member or officer of the Assembly in order to obtain his services for the purpose of influencing the Speaker, such member or officer of the Assembly in respect of or in regard to anything connected with any matter mentioned in paragraph (a) of this subsection.
(2)
Any person mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (1) of this section who demands or accepts any such fee, gift, compensation, profit, reward, loan, consideration or other advantage shall be guilty of an offence.
(3)
On the conviction of any person for an offence under this section the court shall in addition to any penalty which it may impose in terms of paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 35 of this Ordinance order that the value of the fee, gift, compensation, profit, reward, loan, consideration or other advantage, which is the subject of such offence, shall be paid by the recipient into the Consolidated Fund.