CHAPTER IV
CONDITIONS OF SERVICE
18. Tenure of service under the Act.—Every person shall hold office during the pleasure of the President.
19. Termination of service by Central Government.—Subject to the provisions of this Act and the rules and regulations made thereunder the Central Government may dismiss, or remove from the service, any person subject to this Act.
20. Dismissal, removal or reduction by Commander-in-Chief and by other officers.—(1) The Commander-in-Chief may dismiss or remove from the service any person subject to this Act other than an officer.
(2) The Commander-in-Chief may reduce to a lower grade or rank or the ranks, any warrant officer or any non-commissioned officer.
(3) An officer having power not less than a brigade or equivalent commander or any prescribed officer may dismiss or remove from the service any person serving under his command other than an officer or a junior commissioned officer.
(4) Any such officer an is mentioned in sub-section (3) may reduce to a lower grade or rank or the ranks, any warrant officer or any non-commissioned officer under his command.
(5) A warrant officer reduced to the ranks under this section shall not, however, be required to serve in the ranks as a sepoy.
(6) The commanding officer of an acting non-commissioned officer may order him to revert to his permanent grade as a non-commissioned officer, or if he has no permanent grade above the ranks, to the ranks.
(7) The exercise of any power under this section shall be subject to the said provisions contained in this Act and the rules and regulations made thereunder.
21. Power to modify certain fundamental rights in their application to persons subject to this Act.—Subject to the provisions of any law for the time being in force relating to the regular Army or to any branch thereof, the Central Government may, by notification, make rules restricting to such extent and in such manner as may be necessary the light of any person subject to this Act—
- (a) to be a member of, or to be associated in any way with, any trade union or labour union, or any olaas of trade or labour unions or any society, institution or association, or any class of societies, institutions or associations;
- (b) to attend or address any meeting or to take part in any demonstration organised by any body of persons for any political or other purposes;
- (c) to communicate with the press or to publish or cause to be published any book, letter or other document.
22. Retirement, release or discharge.—Any person-subject to this Act may be retired, released or discharged from the service by such authority and in such manner as may be prescribed.
23. Certificate on termination of service.—Every junior commissioned officer, warrant officer, or enrolled person who is dismissed, removed, discharged retired or released from the service shall be furnished by his commanding
