《刑事犯罪法》第252 条将主动和被动影响力交易定为刑事犯罪。就主动影响力交易而言，第252 条第2 款既未包括向“任何其他人”提供不当好处，也未包括“许诺”和“直接或间接”提供这种不当好处。就被动影响力交易而言，第252 条第1 款不包括“索取”、“直接或间接”以及“为其个人或其他人”这些因素。
Both active and passive trading in influence are criminalized in Section 252 of the Criminal Offences Act. With regard to active trading in influence, Section 252, paragraph 2, does not cover the provision of an undue benefit to “any other person”, nor the “promise” and the granting “directly or indirectly” of such undue benefit. As to passive trading in influence, Section 252, paragraph 1, does not cover the elements of “solicitation”, “directly or indirectly” and “for himself or herself or for another person”.