(1) The punishments that may be inflicted under this Act shall be awarded in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(2) A sentence of imprisonment under this Act shall in all cases be accompanied by a sentence of dismissal.
(3) A sentence of imprisonment may be rigorous or simple or partly rigorous and partly simple.
(4) No officer shall be subject to detention for any offence under this Act.
(5) No subordinate officer shall be sentenced to detention except for desertion.
(6) A sentence of detention shall not be accompanied by a sentence of dismissal from the Coast Guard.
(7) A sentence of detention for a period exceeding fourteen days shall in all cases be accompanied by stoppage of pay and allowances during the period of detention.
1 [(8) Where mulcts of pay and allowances are awarded for absence without leave, the absence shall be treated as regularised for all purposes.]
(2) A sentence of imprisonment under this Act shall in all cases be accompanied by a sentence of dismissal.
(3) A sentence of imprisonment may be rigorous or simple or partly rigorous and partly simple.
(4) No officer shall be subject to detention for any offence under this Act.
(5) No subordinate officer shall be sentenced to detention except for desertion.
(6) A sentence of detention shall not be accompanied by a sentence of dismissal from the Coast Guard.
(7) A sentence of detention for a period exceeding fourteen days shall in all cases be accompanied by stoppage of pay and allowances during the period of detention.
1 [(8) Where mulcts of pay and allowances are awarded for absence without leave, the absence shall be treated as regularised for all purposes.]
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1. Ins. by Act 44 of 2002, s. 8 (w.e.f. 12-8-2002).आगे पढ़ें / Continue reading
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Section 1 · Short title and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Persons subject to this Act.Section 4 · Constitution of the Coast Guard.Section 5 · Control, direction, etc.Section 6 · Enrolment.Section 7 · Liability for service outside India.Section 8 · Oath of allegiance.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 20 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2019-11-29. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.