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Annex A

PREVENTION OF BRIBERY ORDINANCE

(Chapter 201)

ACCEPTANCE OF ADVANTAGES (GOVERNOR'S PERMISSION) NOTICE 1981

Given by the Governor for the purposes of section 3 of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance

[Commencement: 27 February 1981.]

1. In this notice, unless the context otherwise requires-

"approving authority" means—

(a) in relation to a Crown servant who is the Head of a Department or holds a post of equivalent status, or is an ex officio member of the Executive Council, the Chief Secretary or the Secretary for the Civil Service;

(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 Crown servant;

(ii) any other officer of that Department authorized by the Head of the Department, with the approval of the Secretary for the Civil Service, to act on his behalf for the purposes of this notice;

"discount" includes vouchers or coupons expressed to have a monetary value in exchange for which goods to that value may be obtained and also includes goods so obtained.

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2. For the purposes of section 3 of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance, by this notice-

(a) the general permission of the Governor is given to all Crown servants in respect of any advantage, other than gifts, discounts, loans or passages not permitted by paragraphs 3 to 7;

(b) the special permission of the Governor is given to any Crown servant in respect of any advantage for the acceptance of which that Crown servant has been given the permission of the approving authority under paragraph 8 or 9.

Interpretation.

General and special permis- sion of the Governor. (Cap. 201.) ~*`-

Advantages

3. (1) A Crown servant is permitted to solicit or accept from a relation any gift, whether of money or otherwise, any discount, any loan from relations.

of money or any air, sea or overland passage.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1) “relation” means→→→

(a) spouse (including a concubine);

(b) any person with whom the Crown servant is living in a regular

union as if man and wife;

(c) fiancé, fiancée;

(d) parent, step-parent, lawful guardian;

(e) spouse's parent, spouse's step-parent, spouse's lawful guardian;

(f) grandparent, great-grandparent;

(g) child, ward of court;

(h) spouse's child, spouse's ward of court;

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