(1) Save as otherwise provided in these regulations no employee shall, except with the previous sanction of the Managing Director accept or permit his wife or any other member of his family to accept from any person any gift:
Provided that the sanction of the Managing Director shall not be necessary for the acceptance of-
(a) Gifts from a person other than a personal friend or relative of a value not exceeding Rs.50 (Rupees fifty only) or ¼ (one- fourth) of the monthly emoluments 4 of the employee concerned whichever is less, on occasions other than those covered by sub-clause (b);
(b) Gifts from the personal friend of value not exceeding Rs.200 (Rupees two hundred only) on special 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;
(c) Gifts from relatives without any monetary limit regarding their value on special occasions such as wedding, anniversaries, funerals and religious functions when the making or receiving of such gifts is in conformity with the prevailing religious or social customs.
Explanation.- For the purpose of this sub-regulation, any trowel, key or other similar articles offered to an employee at the laying of a foundation stone or the opening of a public building or any ceremonial function shall be deemed to be a gift.
(2) If any question arises whether any gift is one which can be accepted without the permission of the Managing Director or if an employee is in any doubt whether a gift offered to him is one which can be accepted without the permission of the Managing Director, a reference shall be made to the Managing Director by such employee and the decision of the Managing Director thereon shall be final.
(3) Nothing in this regulation shall be deemed to prevent any employee from sitting, at the request of any public body, for a portrait, bust or statue not intended for presentation to him.
(4) Employees shall not make a habitual use of vehicles and animals belonging to persons other than a member of their family or travel free of charge in any vehicle plying for hire.