Fickle

The South African FIC corpus, mapped.

Corpus last synced 15 May 2026 at 11:22 SAST.

Automated best effort research support. Fickle uses deterministic rules and AI assistance to resolve relationships and statuses where it can. It can be wrong, incomplete, or superseded. Check the cited source before relying on it.

Statutes section 25

Section 25: Whenever an accused person is charged with an offence under Part 1, 2, 3 or 4, or section 20 or 21 (in so far as it relates to the aforementioned offences) of Chapter 2, it is not a valid defence for that accused person to contend that he or she—

In force from 27 April 2004

25. Whenever an accused person is charged with an offence under Part 1, 2, 3 or 4, or section 20 or 21 (in so far as it relates to the aforementioned offences) of Chapter 2, it is not a valid defence for that accused person to contend that he or she—

(a) did not have the power, right or opportunity to perform or not to perform the act in relation to which the gratification was given, accepted or offered;

(b) accepted or agreed or offered to accept, or gave or agreed or offered to give the gratification without intending to perform or not to perform the act in relation to which the gratification was given, accepted or offered; or

(c) failed to perform or not to perform the act in relation to which the gratification was given, accepted or offered.

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44 No. 26311

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 APRIL 2004

Act No. 12, 2004

PREVENTION AND COMBATING OF CORRUPT

ACTIVITIES ACT, 2004

# CHAPTER 5

# PENALTIES AND RELATED MATTERS

## Penalties