Prevention Corruption Act 5/2002

This act aims at defining the legal regime for the prevention of the corruption in Mauritius. The document is divided into IX parts: preliminary (I); corruption offenses (II); the Independent Commission against Corruption (III); proceedings of the commission (V); the Parliamentary Committee (VI); restraint and forfeiture of proceeds of corruption and money laundering (VII); and miscelaneous (IX). Parts IV and VIII are repealed by the Act No. 35 of 2003.
Notably, the document punishes: bribery of or by public officials; public officials using his office for gratification; bribery for procuring contracts; receiving gift for a corrupt purpose; and the corruption of agents.
Finally, there is established for the purposes of this Act a Commission which shall be known as the Independent Commission Against Corruption. The functions of the Commission are, among others: enlist and foster public support in combating corruption; receive and consider any allegation that a corruption offense has been committed; or investigate any act of corruption; investigate the conduct of any public official which, in its opinion, is connected with or conducive to, corruption; monitor, in such manner as it considers appropriate, the implementation of any contract awarded by a public body, with a view to ensuring that no irregularity or impropriety is involved therein; advise and assist any public body on ways and means in which acts of corruption may be eliminated; cooperate and collaborate with international institutions, agencies or organisations in the fight against money laundering and corruption; detect and investigate any matter that may involve the laundering of money or suspicious transaction that is referred to it by the FlU; and take such measures as may be necessary to counteract money-laundering in consultation with the FlU.