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Act on the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau.

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Abstract
This Act establishes the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau as a special service, created to combat corruption in public and economic life, particularly in public and local government institutions as well as to fight against activities detrimental to the State’s economic interest. The tasks of the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau include identifying, preventing and detecting crimes against the activities of state institutions and local government, the judiciary, financing of political parties if related to corruption or activities detrimental to the economic interests of the State, the rules of sports competition, trade in medicines, foodstuffs for special nutritional uses, products medical services and prosecuting their perpetrators.
For the purposes of the Act corruption is defined as an act: (1) consisting in promising, proposing or giving by any person, directly or indirectly, any undue benefits to a person performing a public function for himself or for another person, in return for an act or omission to act in the performance of his function; (2) consisting in requesting or accepting by a person performing a public function, directly or indirectly, any undue benefits for himself or for another person, or accepting an offer or promise of such benefits in return for an act or omission to act in the performance of his function; (3) committed during economic activity, including the performance of obligations towards the public authority (institution), consisting in promising, proposing or handing directly or indirectly to the person managing an entity not included in the public finance sector or working for such an entity, any undue benefits, for himself or for the benefit of another person, in exchange for an act or omission of an act that violates his obligations and constitutes a socially harmful reciprocity; (4) committed during economic activity involving the performance of obligations towards a public authority (institution), consisting in a request or acceptance, directly or indirectly, by a person managing an entity not included in the public finance sector or working for such an entity, any undue benefits or accepting an offer or promise of such benefits for himself or for any other person, in return for an act or omission of an act that violates his obligations and constitutes a socially harmful reciprocity.
The present Act is composed of the following Sections: (1) General provisions; (2) Organization of the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau; (3) Powers of officers of the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau; (4) Control activities of the officers of the Central Anticorruption Bureau; (5) Service of officers of the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau; (6) Duties and rights as well as the emolument of the officers of the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau; (7) Disciplinary liability of officers of the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau; (8) Amendments to the binding provisions; (9) Transitional and final provisions.
Entry into force notes
This Act entered into force on 24 July 2006.
Repealed
No
Serial Imprint
Journal of Laws 2019 Pos. 1921 (consolidated version)
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Ustawa o Centralnym Biurze Antykorupcyjnym.