1. Punishment of abuses in connection with the grant of honours. U.K.
(1) If any person accepts or obtains or agrees to accept or attempts to obtain from any person, for himself or for any other person, or for any purpose, any gift, money or valuable consideration as an inducement or reward for procuring or assisting or endeavouring to procure the grant of a dignity or title of honour to any person, or otherwise in connection with such a grant, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanour.
(2) If any person gives, or agrees or proposes to give, or offers to any person any gift, money or valuable consideration as an inducement or reward for procuring or assisting or endeavouring to procure the grant of a dignity or title of honour to any person, or otherwise in connection with such a grant, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanour
(3) Any person guilty of a misdemeanour under this Act shall be liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine [ F1 of any amount ] , or to both such imprisonment and such fine, or on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to a fine not exceeding [ F2 the prescribed sum ] , or to both such imprisonment and such fine, and where the person convicted (whether on indictment or summarily) received any such gift, money, or consideration as aforesaid which is capable of forfeiture, he shall in addition to any other punishment be liable to forfeit the same to His Majesty. F3 (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Textual Amendments F1 Words in s. 1(3) substituted by virtue of Criminal Law Act 1977 (c. 45) , s. 32(1) ; Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21) , s. 193A ; and The Fines and Penalties (Northern Ireland) Order 1984 (S.I. 1984/703 (N.I.)) , art. 3 F2 Words in s. 1(3) substituted by virtue of Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c. 43) , s. 32(2) ; Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21) , s. 289B ; and The Fines and Penalties (Northern Ireland) Order 1984 (S.I. 1984/703 (N.I.)) , art. 4 F3 S. 1(4) repealed by Administration of Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1933 (c. 36) , Sch. 3 ; and by Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1945 (c. 15) , Sch. 4
