Section 145 - “Public Servant Engaging in Trade”: Whoever, being a public servant and being legally bound as such public servant not to purchase or bid for certain property, purchases or bids for that property either in his own name or in the name of another or jointly or in shares with others, commits and offence and shall on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or with fine or with both. NOTE- See section 321 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 2003. Section 146 - “Personating a Public Servant”: Whoever pretends to hold any particular office as a public servant knowing that he does not hold such office, or falsely personates any other person holding such office, and in such assumed character does or attempts to do any act under colour of such office, commits an offence and shall on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or with fine or with both. Section 147 - “Wearing Dress or using Token used by Public Servant”: Whoever not belonging to a certain class of public servants wears any dress or carries any token resembling any dress or token used by that class of public servants with the intention that it may be believed that he belongs to that class of public servants, commits an offence and shall on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or with fine not exceeding LS60 or with both. CHAPTER 14 CONTEMPT OF THE LAWFUL AUTHORITY OF PUBLIC SERVANTS NOTE – As to sanction necessary before taking cognizance of certain offences under this Chapter, see section 130 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 2003. Section 148 - “Absconding to Avoid Service of Summons, Notice, etc”: Whoever absconds in order to avoid being served with a summons, notice or order proceeding from any public servant legally competent as such public servant to issue such summons, notice or order, commits an offence and shall on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month or with fine not exceeding LS20 or with both, and, if the summons or notice or order is to attend in person or by agent or to produce a document in a Court, with imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or with fine not exceeding LS60 or with both. 41

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