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PREVENTION OF BRIBERY ORDINANCE.

(Chapter 201).

ACCEPTANCE OF ADVANTAGES REGULATIONS 1971.

Pursuant to the provisions of section 3 of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance, the Governor has made the following regula- tions-

1. These regulations may be cited as the Acceptance of Citation.

Advantages Regulations 1971.

2. These regulations apply to all Crown servants.

Application.

3. In these regulations, unless the context otherwise Interpretation. requires

"Crown servant" means any person holding any office of emolu- ment, whether permanent or temporary, under the Crown in right of the Government of Hong Kong;

"relation" means spouse, parent, parent-in-law, God-parent, grandparent, great-grandparent, child, God-child, grandchild, great-grandchild, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, sister, half- sister, stop-sister, brother, half-brother, step-brother, first cousin, uncle. great-uncle, aunt, great-aunt, nephew, great- nephew, niece, and great-niece!

"Head of Department" means—

(a) in relation to a Crown servant who is himself the Head of a Department or is an ex officio member of the Executive Council, the Establishment Secretary:

(b) in relation to any other Crown servant-

(i) the Head of the Department in which that Crown servant is employed at the time when the advantage is offered to or solicited or accepted by the Crawn servant;

or

(ü) another officer of that department authorized by the Head of the Department, with the approval of the Establishment Secretary, to act on his behalf for the purposes of these regulations.

4. (1) It is a criminal offence under section 3 of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance for a Crown servant to solicit or to accept any advantage without the general or special permission of the Governor. The maximum penalty is a fine of

Prevention of Bribery Ordinance.