No Government servant shall except with the previous sanction of the Government, receive any complimentary or valedictory address or accept any testimonial or attend any meeting or entertainment held in his honour, or in the honour of any other Government servant;
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Provided that nothing in this rule shall apply to:-
(i) a farewell entertainment of a substantially private and informal character held in honour of a Government servant or any other Government Servant on the occasion of his retirement or transfer or any person who has quit the service of any Government; or
(ii) the acceptance of simple and inexpensive entertainment arranged by the public bodies or institutions.
Note: Exercise of pressure or influence of any sort on any Government servant to induce him to subscribe towards any farewell entertainment even if it is of a substantially private or informal character is prohibited.
18. PRIVATE TRADE OR EMPLOYMENT:
(1) No Government Servant shall except with the previous sanction of the Prescribed Authority engage directly or indirectly in any trade or business or negotiate for, or undertake, any other employment:
Provided that, a Government servant may without such sanction, undertake honorary work of a social or charitable nature or occasional work of a literary, artistic, or scientific character subject to the following conditions, namely:-
(i) he shall within a period of one month of his undertaking any such work, report to the Government giving full details;
(ii) his official duties do not thereby suffer, and
(iii) he shall discontinue any such work, if so directed by the Government:
Provided further that, if the undertaking of any such work involves holding of an elective office, he shall not seek election to any such office without the previous sanction of the Prescribed Authority.
Explanation I: Canvassing by a Government Servant for a candidate or candidates for an elective office referred to in the second proviso shall be deemed to be a breach of this sub-rule.
Explanation II: Canvassing by a Government Servant in support of the business or insurance agency or commission agency, owned or managed by his or her spouse or any other member of his family shall be deemed to be a breach of this sub-rule.
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(2) Every Government Servant shall report to the Prescribed Authority if any member of his family is engaged in a trade or business or owns or manages an insurance agency or commission agency.
(3) No Government Servant shall without the previous sanction of the Prescribed Authority except in the discharge of his official duties take part in the registration, promotion or management of any bank or other company which is required to be registered under the Companies Act, 1956 (Central Act 1 of 1956) or any other law for the time being in force or any co-operative society for commercial purposes:
Provided that, a Government Servant may take part in the registration, promotion or management of a co-operative society substantially for the benefit of Government Servants, registered or deemed to be registered under the Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act, 1959 (Karnataka Act 11 of 1959) or of a literary, scientific, or charitable society registered or deemed to be registered under the Karnataka Societies Registration Act, 1960 (Karnataka Act 17 of 1960).
(4) No Government Servant shall accept any fee for any work done by him for any public body or any private person without the general or special sanction of the Prescribed Authority.