Advances (salary, household items, bicycle, etc.)

(1) An advance of salary may be approved, on application to the Financial Secretary, to an Officer who has been appointed to one of the posts set out in the current year's approved estimates, in the following circumstances– (a) where the Officer is proceeding on or returning from vacation leave or is being transferred from one station to another. The advance shall be limited to the equivalent of one month's salary and shall be repaid in not more than four equal monthly installments; except in exceptional circumstances when the period of repayment may be extended; (b) for the purchase of refrigerator, stove, beds, dining or living room sets and washing machine for the use of the Officer in his home, or for medical or maternity purposes, and for the purpose of a motor vehicle. An Officer may be provided with advances that require payment of up to one-third of his gross monthly salary and, except for motor vehicle advances, all such advances shall be repaid in not more than twenty-four equal monthly installments. The Officer shall be required to produce receipts and to insure the articles purchased and furnish the Government with a Bill of Sale on demand; (c) to an Office Assistant for the purchase of a bicycle for use in the performance of his duties. The advance shall be repaid in not more than twenty-four equal monthly installments. National Assembly Staff 79 (2) Advances may be granted, on application to the Financial Secretary, for the purchase of an approved means of transportation, such as a motorcycle or boat, appropriate to the duties of the Officer's post. (a) The period allowed for repayment of the advance referred to in subregulation (2) above, shall not exceed fifty months in the case of a new motorcycle and thirty-six months in the case of a second-hand motorcycle. (b) In all cases, the period of repayment shall be set by the Financial Secretary. (4) Advances may also be granted, for the purpose of motor vehicles (e.g. car, land rover, pickup, etc.) considered appropriate to the duties of the Officer's post as follows– (a) the maximum repayment period in respect of advances for the purchase of motor vehicles shall be forty-two months; (b) in the case of contract Officers or Officers on limited periods of engagement, repayment shall be limited to such period as to permit such a number of equal monthly installments as shall complete repayment of the advance on or be- fore the date on which the Officer's contract of employment or other period of service expires.