(1) (i) No officer employee shall enter into, or contract a marriage with a person having a spouse living and
(ii) No officer employee having a spouse living, shall enter into, or contract a marriage with any person:
Provided that the bank may permit an officer employee to enter into, or contract any such marriage as is referred to in clause (i) or clause
(ii) if it is satisfied that-
(a) Such marriage is permissible under the personal law applicable to such officer employee and the other party to the marriage;
and
(b)there are other grounds for so doing.
(2) An officer employee who has married or marries a person other than of Indian Nationality shall forthwith intimate the fact to the Bank.
CONSUMPTION OF INTOXICATING DRINKS AND DRUGS
23. An officer employee shall:
(a) strictly abide by any law relating to intoxicating drinks or drugs in force in any area in which he may happen to be for the time being:
(b) not be under the influence of any intoxicating drink or drugs during the course of his duty, and shall also take care that the performance of his duties at any time is not affected in any way by influence of such drink or drug.
(c) refrain from consuming any intoxicating drinks or drug in a public place;
(d) not appear in a public place in a state of intoxication;
(e) not use any intoxicating drink or drug to excess.
EXPLANATION: For the purpose of this rule 'public place' means any place or premises (including clubs even exclusively meant for members where it is permissible for the member to invite non-member as guests, bars and restaurants, conveyance) to which the public have or are permitted to have access, whether on payment or otherwise;
SAVINGS: Save and except in so far it is expressly provided here above in these regulations nothing contained in any other rules/regulations in force by virtue of sub-section (13) of section 19 of the Banking Companies (Acquisition & Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970 shall be affected by these Regulations.
ACTS OF MISCONDUCT
24. A breach of any of the provisions of these regulations shall be deemed to constitute a misconduct punishable under the Bank of Baroda Officer Employee's (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations, 1976 24A Prohibition of Sexual Harassment of Working Women:
(1) No officer employee shall indulge in any act of sexual harassment of any woman at her work place.
(2) Every officer employee who is in-charge of a work place shall take appropriate steps to prevent sexual harassment to any woman at such work place.
EXPLANATION: For the purpose of this regulation, "sexual harassment" includes such unwelcome sexually determined behaviour (whether directly or otherwise) as-
(a) physical contact and advances;
(b) a demand or request for sexual favours;
(c) sexually coloured remarks;
(d) showing pornography; or
(e) any other unwelcome physical, verbal or non-verbal conduct of a sexual nature.
INTERPRETATION
25. If any question arises as to the application or interpretation of any of these regulations, it shall be referred to the Board for its decision REPEAL AND SAVING
26.(1) Every rule, regulation, bye-law or every provision in any agreement or resolution corresponding to any of the regulations herein contained and in force immediately before the commencement of these regulations and applicable to the officer employees to whom these regulations are applicable is hereby repealed;
(2) Notwithstanding such repeal any order made or action taken under the provisions so repealed shall be deemed to be made or taken under the corresponding provisions of these regulations.
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