81. Punishments otherwise than by court‑martial. Punishments may also be inflicted in respect of
offences committed by persons subject to this Act without the intervention of a court‑martial and in the manner
stated in sections 82 and 86.
182. Punishment of persons other than officers and warrant officers. Subject to the provisions of
2[section 83 and 84], a commanding officer or such other officer as is, with the consent of the 3[Federal
Government] specified by the 4[Chief of the Air Staff] may, in the prescribed manner, proceed against a person
subject to this Act otherwise than as an officer or warrant officer who is charged with an offence under this Act
and award such‑ person, to the extent prescribed, one or more of the following punishments, that is to say :___
(a) detention up to 5[fortyfive] days ;
(b) confinement to the camp up to fourteen days;
(c) extra guard or duties not exceeding 5[seven] in number ;
(d) deprivation of acting rank ;
6[(dd) relinquishment of substantive rank 5[:]
5[Provided that the punishment of relinquishment of substantive rank of Senior Technician shall not be
awarded by an officer who is not holding appointment of Base Commander;]
(e) forfeiture of badge pay ;
(f) severe reprimand or reprimand ;
(g) fine up to fourteen days’ pay in any one month ;
(h) penal deductions under clause (g) of section 91 ;
(i) admonition ;
(j) any prescribed field punishment up to twenty‑eight days, in the case of a person on active service
[:] 5.
5[(k)
forfeiture of seniority not exceeding twelve months for an airman of the rank of Corporal
Technician or Senior Technician; and
(l) withholding of next increment not exceeding six months for an airman of the rank of Corporal
Technician or Senior Technician:
“Provided that the punishment of withholding of next increment shall not be awarded if the award thereof
has the effect of causing permanent financial loss to an airman for the purposes of pension]
1 For notifn. Under this section, see Gaz. of P., 1958, Pt. III, p. 184.
2 Subs. by the Pakistan Air Force (Amdt.) Act, 1963 (8 of 1963), s. 7, for “section 84”
3 Subs. by F.A.O., 1975 Art.2 and Table, for “Central Government”.
4 Subs. ibid., Art. 2 and Sch., for “CommanderinChief”.
5 Subs. added by Ord. 59 of 2001, s. 2.
6 New clause (dd) ins. by Act 8 of 1963, s. 7.
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