(1) At the conclusion of a hearing the Commission may impose one or more of the following as a penalty —
(a) an oral warning;
(b) a written warning;
(c) a written reprimand;
(d) the deferment, suspension or withholding of a performance based increment;
(e) the suspension of the public officer from duty without salary and allowances;
(f) the demotion of the public officer; and
(g) the dismissal or removal of the public officer from the public service.
(2) The Commission may after taking into account the age, period and quality of service provided by the public officer, retire that public officer in the public interest in lieu of imposing a penalty.
(3) Where an act of misconduct results in the destruction or loss of Government property, the Commission may, in addition to a penalty imposed under subregulation (1), order the public officer by way of restitution, to pay the Government an amount equal to the value of repair or replacement of the item as indicated by appropriate invoices or receipts from the Permanent Secretary or Head of Department.