S.L. 220.5 Art. 11Limitation of punishment after reduction in rank.

(1) After an acting warrant officer or an acting non-commissioned officer has been ordered by his commanding officer to revert to his permanent rank or to assume an acting rank either in accordance with article 84(5) of the Act or with regulations made under article 4 of the Act, his commanding officer shall not without permission of higher authority award him any punishment in respect of an offence which he had committed before he was ordered so to revert or, as the case may be, to assume a lower acting rank.

(2) After a lance-corporal or lance-bombardier has been ordered by his commanding officer to be reduced to the ranks either in accordance with article 84(4) or (5) of the Act or with regulations made under article 4 of the Act, his commanding officer shall not without permission of higher authority award him any punishment in respect of an offence which he had committed before he was ordered so to be reduced.