Section 10: Summary punishments

10. Summary punishments.—(1) The Inspector General may, subject to any rules made under this Ordinance summarily award, in lieu of or in addition to suspension, 1[Compulsory retirement,] removal, or dismissal from service, any one or more of the following punishments to any member of the Frontier Corps whom he considers to be guilty of disobedience, neglect of duty or remissness in the discharge of any duty, or of rendering himself unfit to discharge his duty, or of other misconduct in his capacity as a member of the Frontier Corps, that is to say:— (a) reduction in rank; (b) fine to any amount not exceeding one month’s pay and allowances; (c) detention in quarters for a term not exceeding one month; (d) rigorous imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, with or without drill, extra guard, fatigue or other duty; (e) removal from any office of distinction or special emolument in the Frontier Corps; (f) extra guards and picquets; 1 Ins. by the Frontier Corps (Amdt.) Ordinance, 1981 (9 of 1981), s. 4. 1[(g) forfeiture of increment in pay;] (h) in the case of Junior Commissioned Officers and non commissioned officers, reprimand or severe reprimand: Provided that the punishments specified in clauses (c) and (d) shall not be awarded to Junior Commissioned Officers. 2[(1A) The Inspector General may delegate, to such extent and in respect of such Frontier Corps as he may think fit, the powers conferred upon him by sub-section (1) to the Deputy Inspector General.] (2) A Commandant may, in respect of members of the Frontier Corps subordinate to him exercise the powers conferred on the Inspector General by sub-section (1): Provided that a Commandant shall not award imprisonment for a term exceeding one year, or, in the case of a Junior Commissioned Officer, the punishment of reduction in rank. (3) A Commandant may delegate, to such extent as he may think fit, the powers conferred upon him by sub-section (2) to any person appointed under section 5 who is under his command.

Effective date: 1959-01-01

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