Railway Services Conduct Rules: RBE No.94/1986 – Insertion of sub-rule (6) to (9) to Rule 13

No.E(D&A)86 GS1-4, dated 09.07.1986

Sub: Amendment to Rule 13 of the Railway Services Conduct Rules, 1966 – insertion of new sub-rules (6) to (9).

In exercise of the powers conferred on him by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution, the President hereby directs that after sub-rule (5) of Rule 13 of the Railway Services (Conduct) Rules, 1966, contained in Appendix VIII to the Indian Railways Establishment Code, Vol.I (1971 Edition), new sub-rules (6) to (9) should be inserted in the said Rule as per the Advance Correction Slip No.421 sent herewith.

APPENDIX-VIII, RAILWAY SERVICES (CONDUCT) RULES, 1966.

Advance Correction Slip No.421, R-I

Insertion of new sub rules (6) to (9) to Rule 13:-

In Rule 13, after the existing sub-rule (5), the following sub-rules shall be inserted, namely:-

“(6) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rules (3), (4) and (5), a Railway servant may receive gifts of symbolic nature from foreign dignitaries and retain such gifts.

(7) Gifts from foreign dignitaries which are not of symbolic nature may be retained by a Railway servant if the market value of the gift in the country of origin does not exceed Rs.3000.

(8) Where there is doubt whether a gift received from a foreign dignitary is of symbolic nature or not, or where the market value of the gifts in the country of origin apparently exceeds Rs.3000 or where there is any doubt about the actual market value of the gifts, the acceptance of such gifts, and retention thereof, by the Railway servant shall be regulated by the instructions issued by the Government in this regard from time to time.

(9) A Railway servant shall not accept any gift from any foreign firm which is either contracting with the Government of India or is one with which the Railway servant had, has, or is likely to have official dealings. Acceptance of gifts by a railway servant from any other foreign firm shall be subject to the provisions of sub-rule (5).

[Authority: Railway Board’s letter No.E(D&A)86 G51-4, dated 09.07.1986, RBE No.94/1986]

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