Article 58 Warrant punishments
In this article “warrant punishment” is to be read in accordance with regulation 44 of the Naval Summary Discipline Regulations (February) 2009 (“the NSD Regulations”).
A warrant punishment must not be awarded under article 55 unless a warrant has, before or after commencement—
been prepared in the format prescribed under regulation 45 of the NSD Regulations; and
been approved in accordance with regulation 40, 46, 47 or 48 of those Regulations (which shall continue in force for the purposes of this article).
Regulation 49 of those Regulations (powers where punishment warrant submitted for approval) shall continue in force for the purposes of any case where—
at commencement, an SDA finding of guilt has been recorded but punishment has not been awarded; and
at a time after commencement, a punishment warrant has been submitted for approval (either before commencement or, by virtue of paragraph (2), after commencement) but the warrant has not yet been approved.
Regulations 50 and 53 of the NSD Regulations (formal reading of punishment warrant, and power to modify punishment) shall continue in force in relation to any award of a warrant punishment under article 55.