for an offence of which a person is afterwards convicted, and any period in custody of
any nature, under a sentence of 1* rigorous imprisonment, detention or field punishment.
66. Pay and allowances during trial. In the case of a person subject to this Act who is in
custody or under suspension from duty on a charge for an offence, the prescribed officer may direct
that the whole or any part of the pay and allowances of such person shall be withheld, pending the
result of his trial, on the charge against him, in order to give effect to the provisions of clause (b) of
subsection (1) or subsection (2) of section 65.
67. Deduction from public money due, other than pay. Any sum authorised by this Act to be
deducted from the pay and allowances of any person may, without prejudice to any other mode of
recovering the same, be deducted from any public money due to him other than a pension.
68. Power to withhold pay and allowances pending enquiry into conduct as prisoner of war.
Where the conduct of any person subject to this Act, when being taken prisoner by or whilst in the
hands of the enemy, is to be inquired into under this Act or any other law for the time being in force,
the 2[Chief of the Army Staff] or any officer empowered by him in this behalf 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.
69. Remission of deductions. Any deduction from pay and allow ances authorised by this Act
may be remitted in such manner, to such extent and by such authority as may be prescribed.
70. Provision for dependants of prisoner of war from remitted deductions. In the case of a
person subject to this Act being prisoner of war, whose pay and allowances have been forfeited under
clause (g) of subsection (1) or clause (a) of subsection (2) of section 65 but in respect of whom a
remission has been made under
1 Omitted by the Pakistan Army (Amdt.) Act, 1976 (51 of 1976), s. 15, for “transportation”.
2 Subs. by F.A.O., 1975 Art, 2 and Sch., for “CommanderinChief”.
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