91Deductions from pay and allowances of persons other than officers
Subject to the provisions of section 94 the following penal deductions may be made from the pay and allowances of a person subject to this Act other than an officer, that is to say,--
(a) all pay and allowances for every day of absence either on desertion or without leave, or as a prisoner of war, and for every day of transportation or imprisonment awarded by a criminal court, a court-martial or an officer exercising authority under section 80, 1***;
(b) all pay and allowances for every day while he is in custody on a charge for an offence of which he is afterwards convicted by a criminal court or a court-martial, or on a charge of absence without leave for which he is afterwards awarded imprisonment 2*** by an officer exercising authority under section 80;
(c) all pay and allowances for every day on which he is in hospital on account of sickness certified by the medical officer attending on him to have been caused by an offence under this Act committed by him;
(d) for every day on which he is in hospital on account of sickness certified by the medical officer attending on him to have been caused by his own misconduct or imprudence, such sum as may be specified by order of the Central Government or such officer as may be specified by that Government;
(e) all pay and allowances ordered by a court-martial or by an officer exercising authority under any of the sections 80, 83, 84 and 85, to be forfeited or stopped;
(f) all pay and allowances for every day between his being recovered from the enemy and his dismissal from the service in consequence of his conduct when being taken prisoner by, or while in the hands of, the enemy;
(g) any sum required to make good such compensation for any expenses, loss, damage or destruction caused by him to the Central Government or to any building or property as may be awarded by his commanding officer;
(h) any sum required to, pay a fine awarded by a criminal court, a court-martial exercising jurisdiction under section 69, or an officer exercising authority under any of the sections 80 and 89;
(i) any sum required by order of the Central Government or any prescribed officer to be paid for the maintenance of his wife or his legitimate or illegitimate child or towards the cost of any relief given by the said Government to the said wife or child.
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1. Certain words omitted by s. 8, ibid.
2. The words "the field punishment" omitted by s. 8, ibid.
- 90 Deductions from pay and allowances of officers
- 91 Deductions from pay and allowances of persons other than officers
- 92 Computation of time of absence or custody
- 93 Pay and allowances during trial
- 94 Limit of certain deductions
- 95 Deduction from public money due to a person
- 96 Pay and allowances of prisoner of war during inquiry into his conduct
- 97 Remission of deductions
- 98 Provision for dependants of prisoner of war from remitted deductions
- 99 Provision for dependants of prisoner war from his pay and allowances
- 100 Period during which a person is deemed to be a prisoner of war