SINGAPORE:  , The Public Service Division ( PSD ) sent a letter to the chairs and board members of statutory boards on Monday ( Oct 7 ) – the day former transport minister S Iswaran began his jail term , – , making clear what to do with gifts.
A committee member of a state legislative committee is referred to as a common servant in the letter’s response to questions from CNA on Tuesday in response to questions from CNA.
The email also pointed out that legal boards have “prevailing rules” on how to handle presents, said PSD.  ,
” In the statement, PSD even expressed our gratitude to the people for their work in making Singapore better,” it continued.  ,
The state includes legislative bodies like the Central Provident Fund Board and the Singapore Tourism Board (STB). They are in charge of governing vital industries and providing essential services.
Iswaran’s trial clarified Section 165 of the Penal Code, which forbids public officials from receiving gifts from events where they engage in formal business activity.
Private-sector people may be deterred from serving on public-sector boards in the midst of his trial because they would be subject to laws that apply to public workers, lawyers, and legitimate observers, according to a statement from the Business Times last year.  ,
Iswaran turned himself in at the State Courts on Monday, just before the 4pm date, and he began his 12-month prison term.  ,
The 62-year-old was handed the sentence , for obtaining gifts worth about S$ 403, 300 ( US$ 313, 200 ) over seven years from two businessmen he considered his friends.
He entered a guilty plea on the first day of his trial, eclipsing what was expected to be a drawn-out legal battle between 56 trial testimony.