(1) Save as provided in sub-rule (3), no employee shall, except with the previous sanction or the competent authority, give evidence in connection with any enquiry conducted by any person, committee of authority.
(2) Where any sanction has been accorded under sub-rule (1), no employee giving such evidence shall criticize the policy or any action of the Central Government or of State Government or of the Board.
(3) Nothing in this rule shall apply to –
(a) evidence given at any enquiry before an authority appointed by the Central Government, Parliament or a State Legislature or the Board;
(b) evidence given in any judicial enquiry; or
(c) evidence given at any departmental enquiry ordered by the Board.
11. Unauthorized communication of information.
No employee shall, except in accordance with any general or special order of the Board or in the performance in good faith of the duties assigned to him, communicate, directly or indirectly any official document or any part thereof or information to any employee, or any other person to whom he is not authorized to communicate such document or information.
12 Gifts –
(1) Save as otherwise provided in these rules, no employee shall accept or permit any member of his family or any other person acting on his behalf, to accept any gift.
Explanation : The expression ‘gift’ includes free transport board, lodging or other service or any other pecuniary advantage when provided by any person other than a near relative or a personal friend having no official dealings with the employee.
(2) On occasions such as weddings, anniversaries, funerals or religious functions, when the making of gifts is in conformity with the prevailing religious or social practices, an employee may accept gifts from his near relatives but he shall make a report to the competent authority if the value of such gift exceeds Rs.500/-.
(3) On occasions such as are specified in sub-rule (2), an employee may accept gifts from his personal friends having no official dealings with him, but he shall make a report to the competent authority if the value of any such gift exceeds Rs.250/-.
(4) In any other case, an employee shall not accept, or permit any other member of his family or any other person acting on his behalf, to accept any gift without the sanction of the competent authority if the value thereof exceeds Rs.250/-
Provided that when more than one gift has been received from the same person within a period of 12 months, the matter shall be reported to the competent authority if the aggregate value of the gifts exceeds Rs.250/-.
13. Dowry - No employee shall –
(i) give or take or abet the giving or taking of dowry; or
(ii) demand, directly or indirectly, from the parents or guardian of a bride or bride groom, as the case may be , any dowry.
Explanation : For the purpose of this rule “dowry” has the same meaning as in Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (28 of 1961).
14. Private trade or employment -
(1) No employee shall, except with the previous sanction of the competent authority, engage directly or indirectly in any trade or business, negotiate or undertake any other employment :
Provided that an employee may, without such sanction, undertake honorary work of a social or charitable nature or occasional work of literary, artistic or scientific character, or participate in sports activities as amateur, subject to the condition that his official duties do not thereby suffer.
(2) Every employee shall report to the competent 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 employee shall, without the previous sanction of the competent authority, except in the discharge of this 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 (1 of 1956), or any other law for the time being in force, or any cooperative society for commercial purposes:
Provided that an employee may take part in the registration, promotion or management of a Consumer Cooperative Society or House Building Cooperative Society substantially for the benefit of employees of the Board registered under the Cooperative Societies Act, 1912 (2 of 1912) or any other law for the time being in force, or a literary, scientific or charitable society registered under the Societies Registration Act; 1860
(4) No employee shall accept any fee or any pecuniary advantage for any work done by him for any public body or any private person without the sanction of the competent authority.