129. Forfeitures and deductions: general provisions

No forfeiture of the pay of an officer or soldier shall be imposed unless authorised by this Act or any other written law, and no deduction from such pay shall be made unless so authorised or authorised by regulations made by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan* under this Act.

Regulations made under this Act shall not authorise the making of any penal deduction, that is to say, a deduction to be made by reason of the commission of any offence or other wrongful act or in consequence of any negligence.

Subsections (1) and (2) shall not prevent the making, by regulation or order of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan* or by any General Order, of provision for the imposition of any forfeiture authorised by any written law or the making of any deduction so authorised, or for the time at which and manner in which sums may be deducted from pay to give effect to authorised deductions or in which amounts may be so deducted in order to recover any fine imposed in pursuance of this Act, or as to the appropriation of any such sum or amount when deducted, or of provision for the determination of questions relating to forfeitures or deductions.

Notwithstanding any deduction from the pay of an officer or soldier, he shall (subject to any forfeiture) remain in receipt of pay at not less than such minimum rate as may be prescribed.

Notwithstanding that forfeiture of a person’s pay for any period has been ordered under this Act, he may remain in receipt of pay at such minimum rate as mentioned in subsection (4) but the amount received for that period may be recovered from him by deduction from pay.

Any amount authorised to be deducted from the pay of an officer or soldier may be deducted from any balance (whether or not representing pay) which may be due to him and references in this Act to the making of deductions from pay shall be construed accordingly.