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(b) in the case of a close personal friend working in the same depart- ment as the Crown servant, the close personal friend is not subordinate to the Crown servant:

(c) in the case of a gift to which sub-sub-paragraph (b) or (c) of sub-paragraph (1) applies, the Crown servant does not attend the occasion on which the gift is given in his official capacity or by virtue of the official position he holds at the time he attends the occasion.

6.

(1) A Crown servant is permitted to-

(a) solicit or accept a loan of money from any person (not being a loan to which paragraph 4 applies) so long as the loan does not exceed $500 on any one occasion and is repaid within 14 days;

(b) accept, but not solicit, a gift (whether of money or otherwise) or any air, sea or overland passage from any person (not being a gift to which paragraph 4 or 5 applies) given in connexion with a social or ceremonial occasion or on any other occasion when gifts are traditionally given or exchanged, so long as the total value or apparent value of the gift does not exceed $500 from any one person on any one occasion.

(2) The permission under sub-paragraph (1) shall only apply so long as-

(a) the person offering the loan or gift has no official dealings with

the department in which the Crown servant works;

(b) in the case of such a person working in the same department as the Crown servant, that person is not subordinate to the Crown servant;

(c) in the case of a gift to which sub-sub-paragraph (b) of sub-para- graph (1) applies, the Crown servant does not attend the occasion on which the gift is given in his official capacity or by virtue of the official position he holds at the time he attends the occasion.

7.

A Crown servant is permitted to-

Advantages from other persons.

Advantages from the

(a) accept, but not solicit, a gift (other than a gift of money, but Government.

including an air, sea or overland passage) given on the Crown servant's retirement, or on other occasions, which the Crown

servant has been permitted to accept under any Civil Service Regulations;

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(b) solicit or accept any gift of money or loan of money or other allowance or advance made or given out of any Government staff

welfare fund or permitted by the Government under any Civil Service Regulations;

(c) solicit or accept any air, sea or overland passage provided in

accordance with any Civil Service Regulations.

8. (1) If a Crown servant wishes to accept_any_gift (of money or in kind but not including a sea, air or overland passage), discount. or loan of money which he does not have permission to accept under paragraphs 3 to 7, he must, before or as soon as is reasonably possible after being offered or presented with the gift, discount, or loan of money, seek the permission of the approving authority to accept it.

(2) The approving authority may-

(a) in the case of gifts other than money-

Permission of approving

authority for advantages

other than passages.

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