(1) The Disciplinary Authority, if it is not itself the Inquiry Officer, may, for reasons to be recorded by it in writing, remit the case to the Inquiry Officer for fresh or further inquiry and report and the Inquiry Officer shall thereupon proceed to hold the further inquiry according to the provisions of regulation 61, as far as may be.
(2) The Disciplinary Authority, shall, if it disagrees with the findings of the Inquiry Officer on any article of charge, record its reasons for such disagreement and record its own findings on such charge, if the evidence on record is sufficient for the purpose.
(3) If the Disciplinary Authority, having regard to the findings on all or any of the articles of charge, is of the opinion that any of the penalties specified in regulation 60 should be imposed on the employee, it shall notwithstanding anything contained in regulation 63, make an order imposing such penalty.
(4) If the Disciplinary Authority having regard to its findings on all or any of the articles of charge, is of the opinion that no penalty is called for, it may pass an order exonerating the employee concerned.