s 70A Powers of punishment of Service Chief
70A.—(1) A Service Chief may, upon the conviction of an accused of the rank of lieutenant‑colonel, senior lieutenant‑colonel or ME6, impose any one or all of the following punishments:(a) forfeiture of seniority of rank and forfeiture of all or any part of service for the purposes of promotion; (b) a fine not exceeding a sum of $10,000;[Act 24 of 2022 wef 28/10/2022] (c) reprimand.[6/2006; 28/2009] (2) In addition to or in lieu of any other punishment, a Service Chief may order that the accused shall suffer any deduction from his or her ordinary pay authorised by this Act.