38.—Section 131 of the Principal Act (which relates to deductions from the pay of soldiers) shall be and is hereby amended as follows:—
(a) The word “penal” shall be added after the words “The following” and the word “ordinary” shall be deleted.
(b) Paragraph (a) is hereby repealed.
(c) In paragraph (e) the words “a subordinate officer under the powers contained in section 86A of this Act” shall be substituted for the words “company commander.”