Regulation 7 Right of warrant officer to discharge following reduction in rank or disrating
This regulation applies to a warrant officer of the regular forces if his rank or rate has been reduced—
by a sentence of the Court Martial to the greatest extent to which it could be so reduced; or
under section 293 of the 2006 Act (effect of custodial sentence or sentence of service detention) by virtue of a sentence passed on him by the Court Martial taking effect.
This regulation also applies to a warrant officer of the regular forces if—
his rank or rate has been reduced—
by a sentence of the Appeal Court to the greatest extent to which it could be so reduced; or
under section 293 of the 2006 Act by virtue of a sentence passed on him by the Appeal Court (other than a suspended sentence of imprisonment or a suspended sentence of service detention) taking effect; and
this regulation has not previously applied to him by virtue of any sentence passed by the Court Martial in the proceedings to which the appeal relates, or by virtue of any such sentence taking effect.
This regulation also applies to a warrant officer of the regular forces if his rank or rate has been reduced under section 293 of the 2006 Act by virtue of a suspended sentence of imprisonment, or a suspended sentence of service detention, passed on him by the Appeal Court taking effect.
A warrant officer to whom this regulation applies may give notice in writing to his commanding officer, within 28 days of the day on which this regulation began (or last began) to apply to him, that he wishes to be discharged from the regular forces.
A warrant officer who has given notice under paragraph (4) shall be entitled to be discharged.
In this regulation “the Appeal Court” means the Court Martial Appeal Court, but in paragraph (3) includes the Courts-Martial Appeal Court.