. or possesses a firearm or edged weapon or other comparable lethal instrument, shall be sentenced for procurement of a weapon by a prisoner to a fine or to imprisonment for at most one year. Section 18 - Corporate criminal liability (637/2011) The provisions on corporate criminal liability apply to the giving of bribes, the aggravated giving of bribes, the giving of bribes to a member of Parliament, and the aggravated giving of bribes to a member of Parliament. Section 19 - Restrictive provision (563/1998) The provisions in sections 1 - 3 of this Chapter do not apply to acts referred to in Chapter 17, section 6. [section 19(a) has been repealed; 604/2002] Section 20 – Provisions on the scope of application (604/2002) (1) In applying sections 1 through 3 of this Chapter, a person elected to a public official as referred to in Chapter 40, section 11, a foreign public official acting in the service of the International Criminal Court or in Finnish territory on the basis of an international agreement or other international obligation in inspection, surveillance, pursuit, maintenance of public order and safety, prevention of offences or criminal investigation duties, or who acts in Finnish territory in accordance with the Act on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (4/1994) and on the basis of a request for mutual assistance issued or approved by a Finnish authority in criminal investigation or other duties, and a person exercising public authority and a soldier on duty, are equated with a civil servant as the object of the criminal act. (302/2014) (2) In applying section 9 of this Chapter, a person elected to a public office as referred to in Chapter 40, section 11, a foreign public official acting in the service of the International Criminal Court or in Finnish territory on the basis of an international agreement or other international obligation in inspection, surveillance, pursuit, maintenance of public order and safety, prevention of offences or criminal investigation duties, or who acts in Finnish territory in accordance with the Act on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (4/1994) and on the basis of a request for mutual assistance issued or approved by a Finnish authority in criminal investigation or other duties, and a person exercising public authority, are equated with a public official. (302/2014) (3) In applying sections 13 and 14 of this Chapter, a person elected to a public office, an employee of a public corporation, a foreign public official, a person exercising public authority and a soldier referred to in Chapter 40, section 11 are equated with a public servant as the object of the criminal act.

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