(1) Subject to subsections (3) and (4), if a person communicates, on behalf of another person, with NAMA, a NAMA group entity or a person providing services or advice to NAMA or a NAMA group entity with the intention of influencing the making of a decision in relation to the performance of the functions of NAMA or the NAMA group entity, the person commits an offence.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), a reference in that subsection to a decision relating to the performance of the functions of NAMA includes a decision relating to -
(a) the lending of money,
(b) the initiation of legal proceedings,
(c) legal proceedings in being,
(d) the engagement of the services of an expert adviser or other service provider,
(e) any other matter that could give rise to an advantage or benefit to a person other than NAMA,
(f) a tender, or
(g) the purchase or sale of property.
(3) It is not an offence pursuant to subsection (1) if the communication concerned -
(a) is made public
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