sch.1-sec.442EAOffer or solicitation of secret commission in return for advice given or to be given

### sch.1-sec.442EA Offer or solicitation of secret commission in return for advice given or to be given Any offer or solicitation of a valuable consideration in respect of any advice given, or to be given, by one person to another with a view to induce or influence the person advised— to enter into a contract with the person offering or solicited; or to appoint or join with another in appointing, or to vote for or to aid in obtaining the election or appointment, or to authorise or join with another in authorising the appointment of the person offering or solicited as trustee, director, manager, or official; and with the intent that the gift or receipt of such valuable consideration is not to be made known to the person advised, is a crime; but this subsection shall not apply when such first mentioned person is the agent of the person offering or solicited. sch 1 pt 6 div 1 ch 42A s 442EA (prev s 442E(2)) renum 1997 No. 3 s 81 (2) amd 1997 No. 3 s 81 (3) - (a) to enter into a contract with the person offering or solicited; or - (b) to appoint or join with another in appointing, or to vote for or to aid in obtaining the election or appointment, or to authorise or join with another in authorising the appointment of the person offering or solicited as trustee, director, manager, or official;