Minor penalty procedure: written imputations and opportunity to submit defence; inquiry follows major-penalty process if necessary.

An employee proposed for a minor penalty must receive written imputations and an opportunity to file a written defence for consideration by the Competent Authority; if an inquiry is deemed necessary the matter proceeds under the major penalty inquiry procedure, and the record must contain the imputations, any defence statement, and the Competent Authority's orders with reasons.

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