(a) You should not ride a motor-cycle without wearing a crash-hemet and approved reflective vest.

(b) You must ensure that you are in possession of a valid driver's licence, and Insurance cover before driving a car, and that the ear is in a good mechanical working order.

(c) You must observe simple rules of hygiene at all times especially.with regard to food and the disposal of wastes

(i) Cook all vegetables and fruits that cannot be peeled;

(ii) Keep all food covered to protect it from flies and dust:

(iii) Bury or incinerate food remnants and cans must he flattened before burial:

(iv) Akways cover and disinfect pit latrines, and ensure that whilst on expedition, the source of drinking water is not near where excreta is buried.

(d) You should boil all drinkting water, particularly if it is from a well, or if the source is doubtful.

(c)You should stay away from disreputable men and women particularly call-girls.

MATERNITY LEAVE

(a) Pregnant Corps members who hitherto had been receiving an allowance during the period of maternity leave, shall be paid full monthly allowance during the period and shall no longer serve any period of extension.

(b) The three weeks terminal leave granted to Corps members at the end of service year shall now be regarded as part of the maternity leave and shall therefore not be granted to the corps members referred to in paragraph (a) above at the end ofthe service year

. OTHER N.Y.S.C. LEAVES

(a) Every Corps member is entitled to a one-week convocational leave and twenty-one day terminal leave. Any other leave apart from these can only be granted at the discretion of the State Co-ordinator or the Director-General as the case may be.

b) Corps members granted Pilgrims leave shall serve the exact numher of days spent on pilgrimage starting from the passing-out day before they are due for discharge.

. SPORTING AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES

Any member proficient in any field of Sports, Arts or Culture is given permission to participate in that event, and to represent that State in which he is deployed, or any Club Organisation based in that State. The period of time a Corps member spends in representing a State or Cluba at such Sporting or Cultural events is counted towards the period of his National Service.

. NYSC AND PARTISAN POLITICS

Corps members like civil servants are not to take part in Partisan Politics. They are free, like other citizens to exercise their voting rights but they cannot be put up as candidates during elections to be voted for They cannot also mount soap box to campaign for any political party They are however free to engage in active politics as soon as they have been discharged from National Service.

. SOME DON'TS

(a) Corps members should not undertake unathorised journeys.

(b) A break in service may result in repetition of the whole service year.

(c) Overseas travels during the service year cannot be undertaken except with the approval of the Director- General.

. PENALTIES

Offences are met with commensurate penalties. These range from bad report to extension or repetition of service. On a number of occasions, Corps members have been prosecuted.

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