Presentation of trowels, etc., at ceremonial functions

13. Presentation of trowels, etc., at ceremonial functions.—(a) No Government servant shall, except with the previous sanction of the Government, receive any trowel, key or other similar article offered to him at a ceremonial function, such as the laying of Ia foundation stone or the opening of a public building. El (b) A Government servant who receives an invitation to preside at such a function should, if he decides to accept it, invariably inform the promoters that he can attend only on the understanding that no presentation of any kind is made.