86. Pay and allowances of prisoners of war during inquiry into his conduct. Where the
conduct of any person subject to this Ordinance when being taken prisoner by, or while in the hands
of, the enemy, is to be inquired into under this Ordinance or any other law, the 1[Chief of the Naval
Staff] or any officer authorised by him may order that the whole or any part of the pay and
allowances of such person shall be withheld pending the result of such inquiry.
87. Remission of deductions.__(1) Any deductions from the pay and allowances authorised by
or under this Ordinance may be remitted by the 1[Chief of the Naval Staff], in his discretion.
(2) Such deductions may also be remitted in such manner and to such extent and by such authority as
may be prescribed.
88. Provision for dependants of prisoner of war from his pay and allowances.__(1) It shall be
lawful for proper provision to be made by the prescribed authorities for any dependants of any person
subject to this Ordinance, who is a prisoner of war or is missing out of his pay and allowances.
(2) For the purpose of this section, a person shall be deemed to con tinue to be a prisoner of war
until the conclusion of any inquiry into his conduct such as is referred to in section 86, and if he is
dismissed from the service in consequences of such conduct, until the date of such dismissal.
CHAPTER IX.__ARREST AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL
89. Duty to bring offenders to justice and powers of arrest.__ (1) It shall be the duty of every
person subject to this Ordinance who knows or has reasonable grounds for suspecting that another
person subject thereto is committing or has committed an offence under this Ordinance to take all
reasonable steps within his power to cause that person to be brought to justice.
(2) The following persons shall have power to arrest a person subject to this Ordinance who is
found committing or is alleged to have com mitted or is reasonably suspected of having committed any
such offence as aforesaid, that is to say :__
(a) in case of an officer, an officer subject to this Ordinance who is his superior officer, or, if
the person to be arrested is engaged in a quarrel, affray or disorder, any officer subject to
this Ordinance ;
(b) in the case of a 2[chief petty officer or sailor], an officer subject to this Ordinance, a chief
petty officer, petty officer or a leading 3[rate] subject to this Ordinance who is of superior
rate or senior to him in the same
1 Subs. by F.A.O., 1975, Art. 2 and Sch, for “CommanderinChief”.
2 Subs. by the Pakistan Navy (Amdt.) Ordinance, 1980 (55 of 1980), s. 17, for “rating”.
3 Subs. ibid., for “rating”.
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