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317Certificates of conviction for purposes of sections 313 and 314

(1)This section applies where an offender is convicted—

(a)in England and Wales of—

(i)a class A drug trafficking offence, or

(ii)a domestic burglary,

(b)in any part of the United Kingdom other than England and Wales of a class A drug trafficking offence,

(c)in any member State other than the United Kingdom of a corresponding drug trafficking offence, or

(d)in any part of the United Kingdom other than England and Wales, or in any other member State, of a corresponding domestic burglary offence.

(2)A certificate, given in accordance with subsection (3), of either or both of the following—

(a)that the offender was convicted of that offence on the date of the conviction;

(b)that the offence was committed on a particular day, or over, or at some time during, a particular period,

is evidence for the purposes of section 313 or 314 of the facts so certified.

(3)A certificate is given in accordance with this subsection if it is—

(a)given—

(i)by the court by or before which the offender was convicted of the offence, and

(ii)in the case of a court in the United Kingdom, after the court has stated in open court the facts certified by it, and

(b)in the case of a certificate given by a court outside the United Kingdom, signed by the proper officer of the court.

(4)In this section—

  • proper officer” means the clerk of the court, that clerk’s deputy or any other person having custody of the court record;

  • class A drug trafficking offence” and “domestic burglary” have the same meanings as in sections 313 and 314 respectively;

  • corresponding drug trafficking offence” means an offence within section 313(3)(b);

  • corresponding domestic burglary offence” means an offence within section 314(3)(b).

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