Punishment of officers

(1) The punishments which may be awarded to an officer by sentence of a court martial under this Act are those set out in the following scale; and in relation to an officer references in this Act to punishments provided by this Act are references to those (2) The scale is– (a) death; (b) (c) dismissal with disgrace; 43 (d) fine of a sum not exceeding the equivalent of ninety days’ pay; (e) severe reprimand or reprimand; (f) where the offence has occasioned any expense, loss or damage, stoppages. (3) For the purposes of this Part a punishment specified in any paragraph of the scale shall be treated as less than the punishments specified in the preceding paragraphs, and greater than those specified in the following paragraphs, of the scale. (4) Save as expressly provided in this Act, not more than one punishment shall be awarded by a court martial for one offence. (5) Stoppages may be awarded by a court martial either in addition to or without any other punishment. (6) A severe reprimand or reprimand may be awarded by a court martial in addition to a fine imposed under sub-section (2) (d). (7) Where an officer is sentenced by a court martial to imprisonment he shall also be sentenced to be dismissed with disgrace, Provided that if the court fails to sentence him to be dismissed with disgrace, the sentence of imprisonment shall not be invalid but shall be deemed to include a sentence of dismissal with disgrace.