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(c) a person, while acting in the service of or purporting
to act in the service of a foreign government,
foreign public agency, foreign public enterprise,
or public international organisation.
“public international organisation” means any of the
following organisations, wherever situated:
(a) an organisation of which two (2) or more countries or
two (2) or more governments are members, or
represented on the organisation;
(b) an organisation constituted by an organisation to
which paragraph (a) applies or by persons
representing two (2) or more such organisations;
(c) an organisation constituted by persons representing
two (2) or more countries or two (2) or more
governments;
(d) an organisation that is part of an organisation referred
to in any of paragraphs (a) to (c).
“routine government action”, in relation to the performance
of any action by a foreign public official, does not
include:
(a) any decision about (i) whether to award new business; or
(ii) whether to continue existing business
with any particular person or body; or
(iii) the terms of new business or existing
business; or
(b) any action that is outside the scope of the ordinary
duties of that official.
150. Bribery in Samoa of foreign public official-(1) A
person is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven
(7) years who corruptly gives or offers or agrees to give a bribe
to a person with intent to influence a foreign public official in
respect of any act or omission by that official in his or her
official capacity, whether or not the act or omission is within the
scope of the official’s authority, in order to:
(a) obtain or retain business; or
(b) obtain any improper advantage in the conduct of
business.