Gift, gratuity and reward.

Gift, gratuity and reward.—Save as otherwise provided in these rules, no Government servant shall, except with the previous sanction of Government, accept or permit any member of his family to accept directly or indirectly on his own behalf or on behalf of any other person, any gift, gratuity or reward from a person not related to him. A Govermnent servant may accept from any person a complimentary gift of flowers or fruits or similar articles of trifling value; but all Government servants shall use their best endeavours to discourage the tender of such gifts. A Government servant may accept or permit a member of.his family to accept from a person who is his personal friend a wedding gift of a value which is reasonable in all the circumstances of the case. All Govermnent servants shall use their best endeavours to discourage the tender of such gifts and such acceptance or permission shall be reported to Government, and if Government so require, the gifts shall be retumed to the donor. If a Governnent servantcannot, without giving undue offence, refuse a gift of substantial value he may accept the same, but shall, unless the Government by special order otherwise direct, deliver the gift to Government for decision as to its disposal.