Minor penalties procedure requires written notice and opportunity to submit defence; competent authority records and may order inquiry. Regulation 54 requires that before imposing a minor penalty the employee be given written imputations and an opportunity to submit a written defence within a specified period, which the Competent Authority must consider before passing orders; the record must include the imputations, any defence, and the orders with reasons, and if an inquiry is necessary the Competent Authority shall follow the major penalty procedure in regulation 52.
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Minor penalties procedure requires written notice and opportunity to submit defence; competent authority records and may order inquiry.
Regulation 54 requires that before imposing a minor penalty the employee be given written imputations and an opportunity to submit a written defence within a specified period, which the Competent Authority must consider before passing orders; the record must include the imputations, any defence, and the orders with reasons, and if an inquiry is necessary the Competent Authority shall follow the major penalty procedure in regulation 52.
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