Facilitation Payment definition

Facilitation Payment means a direct or indirect payment to a Public Official to carry out or expedite the performance of a routine government action. Routine government actions include, but are not limited to, clearing customs, processing visas and scheduling inspections.

Facilitation Payment means a minor, often unofficial payment made to secure or expedite a routine government action by a government official or employee (but excludes a payment specifically authorised by the written domestic law of the country in which it is made).

Facilitation Payment means any payment made to encourage the recipient or a third-party to perform their existing obligations or role, or expedite a routine task they are otherwise obligated to do. These can be payments to perform routine tasks, including (a) the issuance of a permit, license or other document to qualify a person to do business; (b) the processing of official documents, such as visas and work permits; (c) the provision of services normally offered to the public, such as mail pick- up and delivery, telecommunication services and power and water supply; and (d) the provision of services normally provided as required, such as loading and unloading of cargo, the protection of perishable products or commodities from deterioration or the scheduling of inspections related to contract performance or transit of goods.

Examples of Facilitation Payment in a sentence

• Facilitation Payment means payments of nominal amounts or other inducement made to persons in order to secure or expedite the performance of a Government Official’s routine governmental duties or actions.

• If anyone is unsure whether a particular act constitutes Bribery, a Facilitation Payment, Secret Commission, Money-laundering or an improper Item of Value, or has any other queries, they should ask the Board.

• Where the facilitation payment is being extorted or you are being coerced to pay it and your safety or liberty is under threat or you feel you have no alternative but to pay for personal or family peace of mind, then pay the Facilitation Payment and report this to your line manager as soon as possible.

• Facilitation Payment has the meaning given to that term in section 3.3 of this Policy.

• If anyone is unsure whether a particular act constitutes Bribery, a Facilitation Payment, Secret Commission, Money-Laundering or an improper Item of Value, or has any other queries, they should ask the Board or the Anti-Bribery Officer.

More Definitions of Facilitation Payment

Facilitation Payment means a form of unofficial payment made with the purpose to secure or expedite the performance of a routine or necessary action.

Facilitation Payment means a payment to facilitate or expedite performance of a routine governmental action which is an action which is commonly performed by a Government Official.

Facilitation Payment. – means a minor benefit, often a gift or small cash payment, made to secure, facilitate or expedite the performance by a Public Official of a routine or necessary governmental action or process.

Facilitation Payment means a payment or other provision made personally to an individual in control of a process or decision. It is given to secure or expedite a routine or administrative duty or function.

Facilitation Payment means an illegal or unofficial payment for the performance of a routine action that the payer is supposed to receive. An example of a facilitation payment is a small bribe to expedite the processing of an application by a governmental official.

Facilitation Payment means any sums of unofficial payment made to secure, expedite or facilitate an ordinary governmental action, process or procedure to a Public Body.

Facilitation Payment means a small bribe, also called a ‘facilitating’, ‘speed’ or ‘grease’ payment; made to secure or expedite the performance of a routine or necessary action to which the payer has legal or other entitlement.