Commentary on Sections Part 12: Bribery and Corruption Section 110 Presumption of corruption not to apply
292.The purpose of this section is to ensure that the existing presumption of corruption contained in the Prevention of Corruption Act 1916 does not apply any more widely as a result of the two previous sections. Following a recommendation of the Law Commission (Legislating the Criminal Code: Corruption (No. 248)), accepted by the Government in its White Paper on Corruption, the intention is to abolish the presumption in the longer term, as part of a wider reform of corruption law. This section therefore allows it to continue to apply only in those cases where it applies at present.