(1) With the concurrence of the authority who approves a punishment warrant for imprisonment or detention, the Commanding Officer may, instead of issuing a committal order, give and order in writing that the sentence shall be suspended until an order of committal is issued and if such authority is not present at the place, the Commanding Officer shall use his discretion in the matter.
(2) At any time after a committal order has been issued, the office who signed committal order may order the residue of the sentence to be suspended.
(3) When the Commanding Officer suspends a sentence, he shall make a report thereof when the punishment Return is forwarded.
(4) When a sentence has been suspended, either before or after an order of committal has been issued, the offender shall be released from custody and informed by his Commanding Officer that his case will be reviewed periodically, and that the enforcement or remission of the remaining portion of the sentence will depend on his conduct remaining “V.G.”.
(5) When a sailor whose sentence has been suspended is transferred to another ship or establishment, the fact that a sentence is under suspension shall be notified immediately by letter to his new Commanding Officer, who should also be told whether the sailor’s conduct to-date has been such as to deserve remission in due course.