Division 1

General rules

Travel by staff members on duty shall be performed by the most economic means available, subject to the derogations provided for in this Section.

Air and rail travel are considered to be the normal means of transport. The Director may, however, authorise staff members on official duty to use a private or official car, in particular when a doctor certifies that they cannot travel by air for medical reasons, and that travel by rail is not possible, too long or too expensive.

If a staff member travelling on official duty chooses, and is authorised, to travel by means other than the most economic available, the following rules shall apply:

1. (a)

   he shall be entitled only to reimbursement of the cost of the journey by the most economic means of transport;

2. (b)

   he shall be entitled to subsistence allowance only for the length of time he would have taken had his journey been made by the most economic means available;

3. (c)

   working time taken by him in consequence of such travel in excess of the time which would have been taken had he travelled by the most economic means available will count against his annual leave entitlement.