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assist subject officers in the processing of applications, Heads of Departments should lay down departmental rules in the light

light of the special circumstances of individual department and taking into account the following:

(a) whether the

the officer accepts the advantage in his private capacity;

(b)

(c)

whether the advantage is also available on equal terms to persons who are not government officers;

whether the donor of the advantage has any official dealings with the department in which the officer works;

(d) the value of the advantage;

(e)

the reputation and status of the donor, and his relationship with the officer;

(f) whether the acceptance of the advantage will adversely

affect the image

image of the government, or invite public criticism;

(g)

(h)

whether the acceptance of the advantage would place the officer in an obligatory position towards the donor and would therefore compromise the officer's position in his dealings with the donor;

the frequency of similar permission being sought by the same officer; and

(i) the status, rank and post of the officer.

The authority to approve exceptions to departmental rules should be exercised by the Head of Department personally.

Restricted and Unrestricted advantages

19.

those that Unrestricted

Restricted advantages, as set out in paragraph 3 above, are may only be accepted in certain circumstances. advantage means

advantage other than a restricted advantage. To illustrate, some examples are

are given below (these examples are purely for the purpose of illustration; each case should be determined on its own fact)

(a) Raffle

Raffle Prizes If an officer in his private capacity prize from a raffle as stipulated in paragraph the Notice, and has paid for the ticket, general

wins 4 of

a

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