Cap. 220 · Malta Armed Forces Act (Cap. 220)
Cap. 220 Art. 175Restrictions on reduction in rank of warrant officers and N.C.Os.
PART VII
(1) A warrant officer or non-commissioned officer of the regular force (other than a lance-corporal or lance-bombardier)
shall not be reduced in rank except by sentence of a court-martial under this Act or by order of the Commander.
(2) For the purposes of this article reduction in rank does not include reversion from acting rank.