14. Gifts or benefits in kind
(1) A gift or donation given to a State officer on a public or official occasion shall
be treated as a gift or donation to the State.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), a State officer may receive a gift given to
the State officer in an official capacity, provided that—
(a) the gift is within the ordinary bounds of propriety, a usual expression
of courtesy or protocol and within the ordinary standards of hospitality;
(b) the gift is not monetary; and
(c) the gift does not exceed such value as may be prescribed by the
Commission in the regulations.
(3) Without limiting the generality of subsection (2), a State officer shall not—
(a) accept or solicit gifts, hospitality or other benefits from a person who—
(i) has an interest that may be achieved by the carrying out or not
carrying out of the State officer’s duties;
(ii) carries on regulated activities with respect to which the State
officer’s organisation has a role; or
(iii) has a contractual or legal relationship with the State officer’s
organisation;
(b) accept gifts of jewellery or other gifts comprising of precious metal or
stones ivory or any other animal part protected under the Convention
on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and
Flora; or
(c) any other type of gift specified by the Commission in the regulations.
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(4) A State officer shall not receive a gift which is given with the intention of
compromising the integrity, objectivity or impartiality of the State officer.
(5) Subject to subsection (2), a State officer who receives a gift or donation
shall declare the gift or donation to the Commission and the public entity which the
State officer represents.
(6) Every public entity shall keep a register of—
(a) gifts received by a State officer serving in the public entity; and
(b) gifts given by the public entity to other State officers.
(7) The Commission shall make and publicize regulations regarding receipt and
disposal of gifts under this section.
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