 The Act has been described as " the toughest anti @-@ corruption legislation in the world " , raising the bar above the standard set by the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act . Despite being " widely drafted and far @-@ reaching in scope [ and ] in many ways an improvement on earlier corruption legislation " , significant concerns have been raised , mainly around the fact that the Act may harm British industry 's competitiveness in the global market . David <unk> and Nichola Higgins , writing in the Archbold Review , argue that section 6 particularly has the potential to include actions which are ethically problematic but seen as legally permissible . Aisha Anwar and Gavin <unk> in the Scots Law Times take a similar line , highlighting as particularly problematic areas corporate hospitality and facilitation payments , described as " essentially a form of extortion on the payer and , although not a common feature in the UK , they are commonplace in many international jurisdictions " , which may fall under the scope of the Act despite being permissible in the commercial world . 
