18. Every person subject to this Act shall hold office during the pleasure of the President.

19. Subject to the provisions of this Act and the rules and regulations made thereunder, the Government may dismiss or remove from the service any person subject to this Act.

20. (1) The Chief of Air Staff, or any officer, empowered in this behalf under the rules may at any time dismiss or remove from the service any person subject to this Act other than an officer. (2) The Chief of Air Staff or any officer empowered in this behalf under the rules may reduce to a lower grade, or to a lower rank or to the ranks, any non-commissioned officer. (3) The Chief of Air Staff or any officer empowered in this behalf under the rules may reduce to a lower class in the ranks any airman other than a non-commissioned officer. (4) The commanding officer of an acting non-commissioned officer may order him to revert to his substantive rank as a non-commissioned officer, or if he has no substantive rank, to the ranks. (5) On active service, an officer commanding the air forces in the field may reduce to a lower rank or to the ranks any non-commissioned officer under his command. (6) The exercise of any powers under this section shall be subject to the other provisions contained in this Act, and the rules and regulations made thereunder.

21. Any person subject to this Act may be retired, released or discharged from the service by such authority and in such manner as may be prescribed.

22. Every warrant officer, or enrolled person who is dismissed, removed, discharged, retired or released from the service shall be furnished by his commanding officer with a certificate setting forth- (a) the authority terminating his service; (b) the cause for such termination; and (c) the full period of his service in the Air Force.

23. (1) Any person enrolled under this Act who is entitled under the conditions of his enrolment to be discharged, or whose discharge is ordered by a competent authority, and who, when he is so entitled or ordered to be discharged, is serving out of Bangladesh, and requests to be sent to Bangladesh, shall, before being discharged, be sent to Bangladesh with all convenient speed. (2) Any person enrolled under this Act who is dismissed from the service and who, when he is so dismissed, is serving out of Bangladesh, shall be sent to Bangladesh with all convenient speed. (3) Where any such person as is mentioned in sub-section (2) is sentenced to dismissal combined with any other punishment, such other punishment, or, in the case of a sentence of imprisonment or detention, a portion of such sentence, may be inflicted before he is sent to Bangladesh. (4) For the purposes of this section, the word “discharge” includes release, and the word “dismissal” includes removal.

24. Subject to the provisions of any law for the time being in force relating to the Air Force or to any branch thereof, the Government may, by notification, make rules restricting in such manner and to such extent as may be specified the right of any person subject of this Act- (a) to be a member of, or to be associated in any way with, any trade union or labour union, or any class of trade or labour union or any society, institution or association, or any class of societies, institutions or associations; (b) to attend or address any meeting or to take part in any demonstration organised by any body of persons for any political or other purposes; (c) to communicate with the press or to publish or cause to be published any book, letter or other document.