“Superior officer” etc
4.—(1) In relation to a naval chaplain who is neither a principal chaplain nor the Chaplain of the Fleet, references in sections 2 (misconduct on operations), 11 (misconduct towards a superior officer), 20 (unfitness or misconduct through alcohol or drugs) and 22 (ill-treatment of subordinates) to a superior officer of the chaplain are to—
(a)an officer not below the rank of naval captain, colonel or group captain, or
(b)the chaplain’s commanding officer,
and the definition of “superior officer” in section 374 does not apply to those references.
(2) In relation to a naval chaplain who is a principal chaplain, those references are to—
(a)an officer not below the rank of rear admiral, major-general or air vice-marshal, or
(b)the chaplain’s commanding officer,
and the definition of “superior officer” in section 374 does not apply to those references.
(3) For the purposes of section 67 (power of arrest for service offence) an officer is an officer of superior rank in relation to a naval chaplain if by virtue of this regulation he is a superior officer of the chaplain for the purposes of sections 2, 11, 20 and 22.