Prevention of Corruption Act 1906

An "agent" includes any person employed by or acting for another, and a "principal" includes an employer. The "principal" is the person the agent is employed by or acting for. Anyone working for the government counts as an agent. A prosecution in England and Wales for an offence under the act could not be instituted without the consent of the Attorney-General, who could discontinue an investigation that was working towards a prosecution under the act. == Subsequent developments ==

Section 2(5) of the act was repealed for England and Wales by section 10(2) of, and part II of schedule 3 to, the Criminal Law Act 1967, which came into force on 1 January 1968. == See also ==