Section 219: Date from which dismissal, discharge, retirement, resignation takes effect
Regulations for the Navy Part IICentral Regulations · 1957
(1) The dismissal or discharge of an officer under section 15 or the retirement, resignation or release of such officer shall take effect from the date specified in that behalf in the order of dismissal, discharge, retirement, resignation or release, as the case may be, and shall be, and notified in due course in the official Gazette;
(2) The dismissal, discharge, retirement, resignation or release of persons subject to Naval law shall not be retrospective