CORRUPT GIFTS AND PAYMENTS OF COMMISSION 29.1 The CONTRACTOR shall not: 29.1.1 offer or give or agree to give any person working for, acting for or engaged by the CUSTOMER or any other Crown Body any gift or consideration of any kind as (or which could act as) an inducement or reward for any act or failure to act connected to this Contract or any other contract with any other Crown Body including its award to the CONTRACTOR and any of the rights and obligations contained within it; or 29.1.2 enter into this Contract or any other contract with the CUSTOMER, any other Crown Body or any person acting for and on behalf of the CUSTOMER or any Crown Body in connection with which commission has been paid or agreed to be paid to any person working for or engaged by the CUSTOMER or any other Crown Body by him or on his behalf, or to his knowledge, unless before (as applicable) this Contract or any other contract is made particulars of any such commission and of the terms and conditions of any agreement for the payment thereof have been disclosed in writing to (as applicable) the CUSTOMER or any other Crown Body. 29.2 Any breach of Clause 29.1 by the CONTRACTOR or by anyone employed by him or acting on his behalf (whether with or without the knowledge of the CONTRACTOR) or the commission of any offence by the CONTRACTOR or by anyone employed by him or acting on his behalf (whether with or without the knowledge of the CONTRACTOR) under the Prevention of Corruption Acts 1889 to 1916, in relation to this Contract or any other contract with any other Crown Body shall entitle the CUSTOMER to terminate this Contract in accordance with Clause 10.3.5 and recover from the CONTRACTOR the amount of any loss resulting from such termination and/or to recover from the CONTRACTOR the amount or value of any such gift, consideration or commission. 29.3 Any termination under Clause 29.2 shall be without prejudice to any right or remedy which has already accrued, or subsequently accrues, to the CUSTOMER. 29.4 Any dispute, difference or question arising in respect of the interpretation of this Clause 29, the right of the CUSTOMER to terminate this Contract or the amount or value of any such gift, consideration or commission shall be decided by the CUSTOMER, whose decision shall be final and conclusive.
Reports to Government Entities Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit or restrict the Executive from initiating communications directly with, responding to any inquiry from, providing testimony before, providing confidential information to, reporting possible violations of law or regulation to, or filing a claim or assisting with an investigation directly with a self-regulatory authority or a government agency or entity, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Department of Labor, the National Labor Relations Board, the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, Congress, any agency Inspector General or any other federal, state or local regulatory authority (collectively, the “Regulators”), or from making other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of state or federal law or regulation. The Executive does not need the prior authorization of the Company to engage in conduct protected by this subsection, and the Executive does not need to notify the Company that the Executive has engaged in such conduct. Please take notice that federal law provides criminal and civil immunity to federal and state claims for trade secret misappropriation to individuals who disclose trade secrets to their attorneys, courts, or government officials in certain, confidential circumstances that are set forth at 18 U.S.C. §§ 1833(b)(1) and 1833(b)(2), related to the reporting or investigation of a suspected violation of the law, or in connection with a lawsuit for retaliation for reporting a suspected violation of the law.
No Governmental Prohibition No order, statute, rule, regulation, executive order, injunction, stay, decree, judgment or restraining order shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or enforced by any court or governmental or regulatory authority or instrumentality which prohibits the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
No Illegal Payments None of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any Affiliate, officer, agent or employee thereof, directly or indirectly, has, since inception, on behalf of or with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (a) made any unlawful domestic or foreign political contributions, (b) made any payment or provided services which were not legal to make or provide or which the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any Affiliate thereof or any such officer, employee or other Person should reasonably have known were not legal for the payee or the recipient of such services to receive, (c) received any payment or any services which were not legal for the payer or the provider of such services to make or provide, (d) had any material transactions or payments which are not recorded in its accounting books and records, or (e) had any off-book bank or cash accounts or “slush funds.”
Notification of Government Investigation or Legal Proceeding Provider shall notify OIG, in writing, of any ongoing investigation or legal proceeding by a governmental entity or its agents involving an allegation that Provider has committed a crime or has engaged in fraudulent activities, within 30 days of Provider receiving notice of such investigation or legal proceeding. This notification shall include a description of the allegation(s), the identity of the investigating or prosecuting agency, and the status of such investigation or legal proceeding. Within 30 days after resolution of the matter, Provider shall notify OIG, in writing, of the resolution of the investigation or legal proceeding.
Controlled Government Data The Disclosing Party's Controlled Government Data, if any, will be identified in a separate technical document.
No Government Review The Purchaser understands that neither the SEC nor any securities commission or other governmental authority of any state, country or other jurisdiction has approved the issuance of the Securities or passed upon or endorsed the merits of this Agreement, the Securities, or any of the other documents relating to the Placement, or confirmed the accuracy of, determined the adequacy of, or reviewed this Agreement, the Securities or such other documents.
USE OF CONTRACT BY OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES At the option of the Contractor, the use of the contract resulting from this solicitation may be extended to other governmental agencies, including the State of Florida, its agencies, political subdivisions, counties, and cities. Each governmental agency allowed by the Contractor to use this contract shall do so independent of any other governmental entity. Each agency shall be responsible for its own purchases and shall be liable only for goods or services ordered, received and accepted. No agency receives any liability by virtue of this bid and subsequent contract award.
Illegal or Unauthorized Payments; Political Contributions Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the best of the Company’s knowledge (after reasonable inquiry of its officers and directors), any of the officers, directors, employees, agents or other representatives of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any other business entity or enterprise with which the Company or any Subsidiary is or has been affiliated or associated, has, directly or indirectly, made or authorized any payment, contribution or gift of money, property, or services, whether or not in contravention of applicable law, (i) as a kickback or bribe to any Person or (ii) to any political organization, or the holder of or any aspirant to any elective or appointive public office except for personal political contributions not involving the direct or indirect use of funds of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
Illegal Payments Neither the Company, nor any director, officer, agent, employee or other Person acting on behalf of the Company has, in the course of his actions for, or on behalf of, the Company: (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; (ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds; (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended; or (iv) made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee.