Cap. 220 Art. 173Proof of outcome of civil trial.

(1) Where a person subject to military law has been tried by a civil court (whether at the time of the trial he was subject to military law or not), a certificate signed by the registrar of the court and stating all or any of the following matters -

(a) that the said person has been tried before the court for an offence specified in the certificate;

(b) the result of the trial;

(c) what judgment or order was given or made by the court;

(d) that other offences specified in the certificate were taken into consideration at the trial, shall for the purposes of this Act be evidence of the matters stated in the certificate.

(2) The registrar of the court shall, if required by the commanding officer of the person in question or any other officer, furnish a certificate under this article.

(3) A document purporting to be a certificate under this article and to be signed by the registrar of the court shall, unless the contrary is shown, be deemed to be such a certificate.

(4) Reference in this article to the registrar of the court include reference to any of the officers mentioned in article 57(2)(a) of the Code of Organization and Civil Procedure.