13 Defence for certain bribery offences etc
Bribery Act 2010 (2010 c 23) | Legislation

13  Defence for certain bribery offences etc

(1)     It is a defence for a person charged with a relevant bribery offence to prove that the person's conduct was necessary for—

(a)     the proper exercise of any function of an intelligence service, or

(b)     the proper exercise of any function of the armed forces when engaged on active service.

(2)     The head of each intelligence service must ensure that the service has in place arrangements designed to ensure that any conduct of a member of the service which would otherwise be a relevant bribery offence is necessary for a purpose falling within subsection (1)(a).

(3)     The Defence Council must ensure that the armed forces have

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