(1) Save as otherwise provided in this regulation, no employee shall, except with the previous sanction of the Corporation, accept or permit his wife or any other member of his family to accept from any person any gift of more than a trifling value ;
Provided that gifts of a value, reasonable in all circumstances of the case, may be accepted from relations and personal friends or presented in such persons on occasions such as weddings, anniversaries, funerals and religious functions, when the making or receiving of such gifts is in conformity with the prevailing religious or social customs ; but acceptance of such gifts other than those of a trifling value shall be reported to the Corporation and the gifts shall be disposed of in such manner as the Corporation may direct.
Explanation – For the purpose of this regulation any trowel, key or other similar atricles offered to any employee at the laying of the foundation stone or the opening of a public building or any ceremonial function shall be deemed to be a gift.
(2) If a question arises whether any gift is of a trifling value or not or where an employee is in any doubt whether a gift offered to him is of a trifling value or not, a reference shall be made to the Corporation, by such employee and the decision of the Corporation thereon shall be final.
Explanation – Whether or not a gift should be treated as of a trifling value shall depend on who the donor is and the circumstances in which the gift is made. A gift exceeding in value 1/20th of the monthly emoluments of an employee or Rs.
20(whichever is less) from a person who is not his relation or his personal friend shall ordinarily be regarded as a gift not of trifling value. Gifts from relatives and personal friends up to the value of 1/8th of the monthly emoluments of the employee or Rs. 50 whichever is less or even up to the value of one half of such emoluments or Rs. 200 whichever is less, on special occasions such as mentioned in the proviso to clase (1) may be regarded as of a trifling value.
(3) Nothing in this regulation shall be deemed to prevent an employee from sitting, at the request of any public body, for a portrait, bust or statue, no intended for presentation to him.