Armed Forces Disciplinary Punishment Act Article 54
The punishment shall be approved by the competent authority.To mete out punishment, any punishment imposed on a general and the dismissal or rank reduction imposed on a lieutenant general or a major general shall be submitted by the service-affiliation agency and approved by the President; the authority of meting out a punishment imposed on other personnel shall be promulgated by the Ministry of National Defense.
中文原文 陸海空軍懲罰法第54條
懲罰，應由權責長官核定之。
懲罰權責，除上將之懲罰與中將、少將重要軍職之撤職及降階懲罰，由服役機關報請總統核定外，其餘人員之平時、戰時懲罰權責，由國防部定之。
懲罰權責，除上將之懲罰與中將、少將重要軍職之撤職及降階懲罰，由服役機關報請總統核定外，其餘人員之平時、戰時懲罰權責，由國防部定之。