 Bribery of foreign public officials is a distinct crime under Section 6 , in line with the OECD Anti @-@ Bribery Convention . A person will be guilty of this offence if they promise , offer or give a financial or other advantage to a foreign public official , either directly or through a third party , where such an advantage is not legitimately due . A foreign public official is defined , under Section 6 ( 4 ) , as " an individual holding legislative , administrative or judicial posts or anyone carrying out a public function for a foreign country or the country 's public agencies or an official or agent of a public international organisation " . The inclusion of " through a third party " is intended to prevent the use of go @-@ betweens to avoid committing a crime , although if the written law of the country of the foreign public official allows or requires the official to accept the advantage offered , no crime will be committed . Unlike with general bribery offences , there is no requirement to show that the public official acted improperly as a result ; this is a distinction between the Act and the Anti @-@ Bribery Convention . The offence under Section 6 only applies to the <unk> , and not to the official who receives or agrees to receive such a bribe . 
