Prevention of Corruption and Economic Offences Act 1999 (Act No. 5 Of 1999). Country/Territory Lesotho Document type Legislation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to provide for the establishment of a Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime; to make provision for the prevention of corruption and confer power on the Directorate to investigate suspected cases of corruption and economic crime and matters connected or incidental thereto. Subject General Keyword Framework law Governance Offences/penalties Institution Access-to-justice Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Enforcement/compliance Court/tribunal Business/industry/corporations Procedural matters Inspection Geographical area Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries, Southern Africa Abstract Part II establishes the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (the Directorate) and Part III concerns the functions of the Directorate, powers of Director such as power to obtain information, power of arrest, power of search and seizure, search with warrants and search without a warrant in certain cases. V regulates powers of Directorate. Full text English Website publicofficialsfinancialdisclosure.worldbank.org