Punishment

(1) Besides the punishments for more heinous offences and less heinous offences as laid down in section 7 and 8 the following punishments may for good and sufficient reason be inflicted on the member of the Nagaland Armed Police:- (a) Dismissal from service which ordinarily disqualifies from future employment under the Government. (b) Removal from service which does not disqualify for future employment including compulsory retirement before the age of super-annuation. (c) Reducing to a lower rank or time scale or to a lower stage in the time scale, or in the case of compulsory retirement to an amount pension lower than that due under the rules relating to pension. (d) Withholding of increments or promotions including stoppage at the efficiency bar. (e) Removal from any office of distinction or special emoluments in the Nagaland Armed Police. (f) Removal from the pay of the defaulter of any pecuniary loss caused to the Government by his negligence or breach of rules or orders. (g) Suspension pending enquiry, (h) Censure. (2) The authorities empowered to inflict the punishments under sub-section (1) above, shall be prescribed by the Government from time to time.