(1) Any sailor to whom a Good Conduct Medal has been awarded may be deprived of it summarily by warrant for misconduct and thereupon the Medal shall be returned to the Commodore, Bureau of sailors, Bombay.
(2) No person shall be deprived of this medal nor shall any punishment entailing the forfeiture of this medal be awarded without the previous approval of a Flag officer of Commodore.
(3) A sailor may be deprived of his medal without being deprived of any Good conduct Badge.
(4) The Commanding Officer may at his discretion take away one badge, but not more, without depriving the sailor of his medal, if his conduct has been in all other respect satisfactory notwithstanding that the deprivation of a badge may necessitate the award of the entry “Good” at the annual assessment of character provided that such discretion shall be exercised in favour of any sailor only once.
(5) If a badge should be taken away without loss of the medal, the medal shall not be worn until the badge is regained.
(6) A sailor who receives any of the following punishments shall be deprived of the medal, namely: -
(a) Imprisonment.
(b) Dismissal.
(c) Detention,
(d) Reduction in rank.
(e) Blank
(f) Cells
(g) Deprivation of two or more Good Conduct Badges.
(h) Deprivation of a badge on a second occasion after the award of the medal;
such deprivation shall be noted on the warrant, both in the heading and in the appropriate column.
(7) The medal shall be forfeited when a sailor holding it: -
(a) deserts,
(b) is awarded a character assessment inferior to ”V.G.” except----
(i) as provided in sub-regulation (4),
(ii) when a lower character assessment is awarded consequent upon conviction by the civil authority
(c) is deprived of a Badge and it is not restored to him within 12 months from the date of deprivation.
(8) Forfeiture under clause (a) of sub-regulation (7) shall be implemented on conviction and noted on the punishment warrant and forfeiture under clause (b) and (c) of that sub-regulation shall be implemented immediately after the character has been assessed or the period of 12 months expires whichever is earlier.
(9) A warrant shall not be required for the forfeiture of the medal but the sailor shall be informed formally of the forfeiture and when he appears before the Commanding Officer for this purpose, he shall not be treated as a defaulter, and shall be dealt with after requestment.
(10) Deprivation or forfeiture of the medal shall be noted on page 4 of the sailor’s Service Certificate.