Section 42Part 9 — DISCIPLINE, TRIAL AND PUNISHMENT OF MILITARY AND OTHER OFFENCES
Punishments which may be imposed by Commanding Officer or subordinate commander
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The punishments which may be imposed by the Commanding Officer or the subordinate commander are —
a fine not exceeding twenty-eight days' pay;
the carrying out of additional fatigue duties or other duties;
admonition;
reprimand;
severe reprimand; and
in the case of a non-commissioned officer only, reduction to the ranks or lower grade.
The Commanding Officer may, in addition to or in place of any other punishment imposed under this section on a member of the Regiment, recommend to the Governor that the member be dishonourably discharged from the Regiment.
The Governor, on receiving a recommendation from the Commanding Officer that a member should be dishonourably discharged, may —
so discharge the member; or
remit the case to the Commanding Officer requiring the Commanding Officer to reconsider the recommendation and any other punishment that the Commanding Officer has imposed.
When the Commanding Officer is required to reconsider a recommendation for dishonourable discharge under subsection (3), the Commanding Officer shall not impose or alter any other punishment without giving the member in respect of whom the order for dishonourable discharge was made an opportunity to be heard.
A fine imposed on a member of the Regiment under this section shall be paid to the adjutant of the Regiment within seven days, and shall be recoverable —
from any sums due under this Law; or
before a court of summary jurisdiction in the manner provided by the Summary Jurisdiction Law (2019 Revision) for the recovery of a debt or liquidated demand.
Cross References
- Section of Summary Jurisdiction Law
Summary Jurisdiction Law (2019 Revision)