Defence Act 1954
Dismissal of officers.
50.—(1) The President may dismiss any officer.
(2) Except in the case of an officer who is sentenced by a civil court to suffer F35[…] F36[…] imprisonment for a term exceeding six months or who is absent without leave for a period exceeding three months, an officer shall not be dismissed under this section unless or until the reasons for the proposed dismissal have been communicated to him and such officer has been given a reasonable opportunity of making such representation as he may think proper in relation to the proposed dismissal.
(3) An officer who is dismissed shall cease to be an officer.
F37[(4) This section shall not apply to a military judge.]
Annotations
Amendments:
F35
Deleted (11.07.1990) by Criminal Justice Act 1990 (16/1990), s. 7 and sch. 1 para. 4(a), commenced on enactment.
F36
Deleted (22.07.1997) by Criminal Law Act 1997 (14/1997), s. 14 and sch. 2 para. 3, commenced as per s. 1.
F37
Inserted (1.09.2008) by Defence (Amendment) Act 2007 (24/2007), s. 4(2) and sch. 2, S.I. No. 254 of 2008.