73. Punishments may be inflicted in respect of offences committed by persons subject to this Act and convicted by courts-martial according to the scale following, that is to say:-(a) death;(b) long imprisonment, which shall be rigorous and for a term not exceeding fourteen years;(c) short imprisonment, which may be rigorous or simple, for a term not exceeding two years;(d) detention for a term not exceeding two years in the case of airmen;(e) dismissal from service;(f) reduction to the ranks or to a lower rank or to a lower grade, in the case of non-commissioned officers;(g) forfeiture of seniority of rank, in the case of officers, ¹[master warrant officers,] warrant officers and non-commissioned officers; and forfeiture of all or any part of their service for the purpose of promotion, in the case of any of them whose promotion depends upon length of service; (h) forfeiture of service for the purpose of increased pay, pension or any other prescribed purpose;(i) severe reprimand or reprimand, in the case of officers, ²[master warrant officers,] warrant officers and non-commissioned officers; (j) forfeiture of pay and allowances for a period not exceeding three months for an offence committed on active service;(k) forfeiture in the case of a person sentenced to dismissal from the service, of all arrears of pay and allowances and other public money due to him at the time of such dismissal;(l) stoppages of pay and allowances until any proved loss or damage occasioned by the offence of which he is convicted is made good.