62 CAP. 9.] CRIMINAL CODE (a) if the offence is a crime liable to a punishment not less than that of imprisonment for a term of one year, to the punishment laid down in subarticle (1); (b) in the case of any other offence, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to detention or to a fine (ammenda) of not less than two euro and thirty- three cents (2.33). Sub-title IV O F A BUSE OF P UBLIC AUTHORITY § O F U NLAWFUL E XACTION, OF E XTORTION AND OF B RIBERY Unlawful exaction. Amended by: XLIX. 1981.4. 112. Any officer or person employed in any public administration, or any person employed by or under the Government, whether authorized or not to receive moneys or effects, either by way of salary for his own services, or on account of the Government, or of any public establishment, who shall, under colour of his office, exact that which is not allowed by law, or more than is allowed by law, or before it is due according to law, shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term from three months to one year. Extortion. Amended by: XLIX. 1981.4. 113. Where the unlawful exaction referred to in the last preceding article, is committed by means of threats or abuse of authority, it shall be deemed to be an extortion, and the offender shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term from thirteen months to three years. Aggravating circumstances. 114. Where the crimes referred to in the last two preceding articles are accompanied with circumstances which render such crimes liable also to other punishments, the higher punishment shall be applied with an increase of one degree. Bribery. Amended by: XII. 1914.8, 9; IV.1974.2; XLIX. 1981.4; III. 2002.27; III. 2004.70; IV. 2013.2. 115. (1) Any public officer or servant who, in connection with his office or employment, requests, receives or accepts for himself or for any other person, any reward or promise or offer of any reward in money or other valuable consideration or of any other advantage to which he is not entitled, shall, on conviction, be liable to punishment as follows: (a) where the object of the reward, promise or offer, be to induce the officer or servant to do what he is in duty bound to do, the punishment shall be imprisonment for a term from six months to three years; (b) where the object be to induce the officer or servant to forbear from doing what he is in duty bound to do, the punishment shall, for the mere acceptance of the reward, promise or offer, be imprisonment for a term from nine months to five years; (c) where, besides accepting the reward, promise, or offer,