CHAPTER III.___TERMINATION OF SERVICE
16. Dismissal or removal by Federal Government. The 1[Federal Government] may dismiss or
remove from the service any person subject to this Act.
17. Dismissal or removal by 2[Chief of the Army Staff] or other authorised officer.___(1) The
2[Chief of the Army Staff] may dismiss or remove from the service any junior commissioned officer,
or warrant officer, or any per son enrolled under this Act.
(2) An officer having power 3[to convene a district court martial or an officer not below the rank
of lieutenantcolonel] empowered by the 2[Chief of the Army Staff] in this behalf may dismiss or
remove from the service any person enrolled under this Act who may be serving under his command.
18. Retirement, release, or discharge. The prescribed authority may, in conformity with such
rules as may be prescribed in this behalf, retire, release or discharge from the service any person
subject to this Act.
19. Certificate on termination of service. Every junior commissioned officer, warrant officer, or
person enrolled under this Act, who is dis missed, removed, retired, released or discharged from the
service shall be furnished by his commanding officer with a certificate in the English language or such
other language as he understands, setting forth,____
(a) the authority who terminates his service;
(b) the cause for such termination;
(c) the full period of his service in the Pakistan Army.
20. Discharge or dismissal when out of Pakistan.____(1) Any person subject to this Act, who is
entitled under the conditions of his service to be
1 Subs. by the Pakistan Army (Amdt.) Act, 1973 (51 of 1973), s. 3, for “Central Government”.
2 Subs. by F.A.O., 1975 Art. 2 and Sch., for “CommandinChief”.
3 Subs. by the Pakistan Army (Amdt.) Ordinance, 1965 (40 of 1965), section 3, for “not less than that of a brigade commander or any officer not below the rank of brigadier”.
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