Prohibitions

(1) Except as a nominee of the Government, no member, employee or representative of the Government or public service or any statutory body shall, directly or indirectly, acquire or hold any right or interest under any contract and any instrument purporting to confer such right or interest on any such person shall be null and void. (2) No person shall acquire by transfer, assignment or any other means any right or interest under any contract which he is otherwise barred from obtaining on his own behalf under the provisions of this Act.