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.
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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.
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