(1) A sentence of imprisonment or detention, even if suspended shall automatically cause a break in “V.G.” conduct.
(2) If, at the time of assessment of character, an offender’s sentence, or a portion thereof, is under suspension, the only penalties which shall be taken into consideration are the portion such sentence and the consequential penalties (if any) which have actually been enforced and if the suspended sentence or the suspended portion thereof is subsequently enforced, the character previously assessed shall be altered to that which is appropriate to the full sentence.
(3) All alterations in character under sub-regulation (2) shall be reported to the Commodore, Bureau of sailors, Bombay.
(4) Where a suspended sentence or the suspended portion of a sentence is carried out in the year following that in which the sentence was awarded, together with the sentence of imprisonment or detention, only the latter sentence shall be taken into account in assessing character at the end of the year, whether such sentence run consecutively or concurrently.
(5) If an offender under a suspended sentence deserts and is not recovered, or is not claimed for further service, his character shall be assessed as if the sentence has been carried out.