the ranks any noncommissioned officer who may be serving under his command.
22. Reversion of an acting non‑ commissioned officer. The command ing officer of an acting
non‑commissioned officer may order him to revert to his permanent grade as a non‑commissioned
officer or, if he has no permanent grade above the ranks, to the ranks.
23. Minor punishments.____(l) The 1[Federal Government] may, on the recommendation of the
2[Chief of the Army Staff] prescribe the minor punishments to which persons subject to this Act shall
be liable without the intervention of court martial, and the officer by whom, and the extent to which,
such minor punishments may be awarded.
(2) Detention, or rigorous imprisonment in military custody, and, in the case of persons subject to
this Act on active service, any prescri bed field punishment may be specified as minor punishments;
Provided that___
(a) the term of such detention, rigorous imprisonment or field punishment shall not exceed
twenty‑eight days, and
(b) such detention, rigorous imprisonment or field punishment shall not be awarded to any
person who is of or above the rank of noncommissioned officer, or who, when he
committed the offence in respect of which it is awarded, was of or above such rank.
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1 Subs. by the Pakistan Army (Amdt.) Act, 1973 (51 of 1973), s. 3, for “Central Government”.
2 Subs. by the F.A.O., 1975 Art, 2 and Sch., for “CommanderinChief”.
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