Section 6
Presents, etc.
of Statutory Bodies Conduct And Discipline Regulations 1995
(1)
Subject to the provisions of this regulation, and regulation 7, an employee shall not receive or give, nor shall be allowed his spouse, children (if any, including adopted children), parents, relatives or any person to receive or give on his behalf, directly or indirectly any present from or to any person –
(a)
whether or not the receipt or the giving of such present is in any way connected with the performance of the employee's official duties; and
(b)
whether or not such present is in the form of cash, goods, articles, free passages, travel facility, service, entertainment, or any other benefits whatsoever tangible or otherwise.
(2)
An employee shall not receive from any person, association, body or group of persons, or from any other employee any token of value but the statutory body may permit the employee to receive an address from any of them, on the occasion of the employee's retirement or transfer provided that such address is not enclosed in any receptacle of value.
(3)
Permission may be granted by the statutory body to enable the collection of spontaneous subscriptions by employees or private uncanvassed collections from amongst the said employees, for the purpose of making a presentation to an employee on the
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occasion of the said employee's retirement, transfer or marriage or the marriage of the said employee's child or any other appropriate occasion.
(4)
Where the circumstances make it difficult for an employee to refuse a present or token of value the receipt of which is prohibited by this regulation (for example where no previous notice or intention to offer a present has been given) it may formally be accepted but he shall as soon as practicable submit the present or token together with a report in writing to the General Manager containing the full description and estimated value of the present or token and the circumstances under which it was received, and the General Manager shall forward the report with his comments to the Disciplinary Authority. Pending the decision of the Disciplinary Authority, the General Manager shall be responsible for the safe custody of the present or token.
(5)
Upon receipt of the report under sub-regulation (4) of this regulation the
Disciplinary Authority shall decide either –
(a)
to permit the employee to retain the present; or
(b)
to direct that the present be returned to the giver through the General
Manager.
Entertainment.