201Restrictions on reduction in rank of warrant officers and non-commissioned officers
(1)A warrant officer or non-commissioned officer of the regular air force shall not be reduced in rank except by sentence of a court-martial (whether under this Act, the Naval Discipline Act or the Army Act, 1955) or by order of the Air Council, or of an officer, not below the rank of air commodore, flag officer or brigadier, authorised by the Air Council to act for the .purposes of this section.
(2)An authorisation under the last foregoing subsection may be given generally or subject to such limitations as may be specified by the Air Council.
(3)For the purposes of subsection (1) of this section reduction in rank does not include reversion from acting rank.