Small payments made to facilitate routine government action, typically known as facilitation payments, are not permitted under the Bribery Act, unlike in the US under the FCPA.
More topics in this series
- Statutes and Official Guidance
- Bribery Act Overview
- Section 1 Offense: Bribing Another Person
- Section 2 Offense: Being Bribed
- Section 6 Offense: Bribing a Foreign Public Official
- Element: Financial or Other Advantage
- Element: Any Persons versus Foreign Public Official
- Element: Intent to Give or Receive a Bribe
- Section 7 Offense: Failure of Commercial Organizations to Prevent Bribery
- “Relevant Commercial Organization”
- Element: Associated Persons
- Supply Chains and Joint Ventures as Associated Persons
- Element: Intent to Obtain or Retain Business or an Advantage
- Affirmative Defense: Adequate Procedures
- Statute of Limitations
- Jurisdiction
- Corporate Criminal Liability
- Pre-Bribery Act Legislation