Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971

Other provisions relating to proceedings generally

148: Evidence of civil conviction or acquittal

You could also call this:

"Proof of what happened in a civil court case"

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You can get a certificate from a civil court if you have been tried there. The certificate will have information about your trial, like the offence you were tried for. It will also say what the result of the trial was and what the court decided. You can use this certificate as evidence of what it says. The person in charge of the court records will send the certificate to your commanding officer if they ask for it. They will not charge a fee for the certificate. The certificate must be signed by the right person, like the Registrar of the court. It will say what you were tried for, the result, and what the court decided. This certificate is proof of what it says about your trial.

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147: Evidence in proceedings under this Act, or

"What evidence is used in court cases for military discipline"

149: Evidence of proceedings of court-martial, or

"What happens in a special court for armed forces members"

Part 7Other provisions relating to proceedings generally

148Evidence of civil conviction or acquittal

If any person subject to this Act has been tried by any civil court, the Registrar of that court or his deputy, or any other officer having the custody of the records of the court, shall, if required by the commanding officer of that person, or by any other officer, and without payment of any fee, transmit to him a certificate signed by the Registrar or deputy or other officer and stating all or any of the following matters:
that the said person has been tried before the court for an offence specified in the certificate:
the result of the trial:
what judgment or order was given or made by the court.

Any such certificate shall be evidence of the matters specified in it.