(5) An officer whose salary has been withheld under this section may be allowed to receive such portion of his salary as the Secretary shall think fit.
15. Disciplinary proceedings
(1) An officer to whom this section applies shall, with regard to disciplinary proceedings and matters connected therewith, be dealt with—
- (a) in accordance with the terms of any contract between the officer and the Government; and
- (b) insofar as the terms of such a contract do not so provide, in accordance with sections 7 to 18 of the Order and any regulations made by the Chief Executive in relation to such proceedings and matters.
(2) The Secretary may, either generally or as regards the particular case, modify the sections and regulations referred in subsection (1)(b).
16. Punishment
(1) The Secretary may impose any punishment on any officer to whom this section applies whose substantive salary is on or above point 14 on the Master Pay Scale or the nearest point thereto on any other salary scale.
(2) The Head of Department of an officer to whom this section applies whose substantive salary is below point 14 on the Master Pay Scale or the nearest point thereto on any other salary scale may impose any punishment on any such officer.
(3) The powers conferred on a Head of Department in subsection (2) may not be delegated without the approval in writing of the Secretary.
(4) In this section, “Head of Department” (部門首長) means Head of Grade in the case of an officer who is a member of a general grade.
17. Fines for minor offences committed by officers remunerated on the MOD 1 Pay Scale
(1) In addition to the powers conferred by section 16, a Head of Department may without formal investigation impose fines, for the following minor offences, on officers remunerated on the MOD 1 Pay Scale—
| Offence | Maximum fine |
| Unpunctuality | An amount equivalent to half-day’s salary |
