(1) Officer awarding Warrant punishment shall ensure that the warrant is correctly drawn up in accordance with the instructions contained in these regulations and the directions and the notes on the prescribed form.
(2) Warrants shall be numbered consecutively from the date of the ship’s commission or re-commission and for ships in continuous commission, a new series shall be started on first January each year.
(3) Every punishment awarded and every punishment which shall accompany that award shall be set out in the appropriate column in the warrant except punishment of stoppage of pay and leave involved in a sentence of imprisonment, detention or cell punishment.
(4) When mulcts of pay and allowances or stoppage of leave are reduced or remitted in pursuance of these regulations only the number of days mulcts actually charged against the offender may be entered in the warrant as part of the punishment, any remission being noted in the space provided for the purpose.
(5) Punishment warrants requiring approval of superior authority shall be accompanied by a summary of evidence recorded by the Commanding officer.