LawgistThe Army Act
88Superior military authority
For the purpose of sections 86 and 87, a "superior military authority " means--
(a) in the case of punishments awarded by a commanding officer, any officer superior in command to such commanding officer;
(b) in the case of punishments awarded by any other authority, the Central Government, 1[the Chief of the Army Staff] or other officer specified by 1[the Chief of the Army Staff].
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1. Subs. by Act 19 of 1955, s. 2 and the Schedule, for the "Commander-in-Chief".
PUNISHMENTS
- 71 Punishments awardable by courts-martial
- 72 Alternative punishments awardable by court-martial
- 73 Combination of punishments
- 74 Cashiering of officers
- 75 [Omitted.]
- 76 [Omitted.]
- 77 Result of certain punishments in the case of a warrant officer or non-commissioned officer
- 78 Retention in the ranks of a person convicted on active service
- 79 Punishments otherwise than by court-martial
- 80 Punishment of persons other than officers, junior commissioned officers and warrant officers
- 81 Limit of punishments under section 80
- 82 Punishments in addition to those specified in section 80
- 83 Punishment of officers, junior commissioned officers and warrant officers by brigade commanders and others
- 84 Punishment of officers, junior commissioned officers and warrant officers by area commanders and others
- 85 Punishment of junior commissioned officers
- 86 Transmission of proceedings
- 87 Review of proceedings
- 88 Superior military authority
- 89 Collective fines
