Part V General Provisions
Provisions as to evidence
199 Proof of outcome of civil trial.
1
Where a person subject to air-force law has been tried before a civil court (whether at the time of the trial he was subject to air-force law or not), a certificate signed by the clerk 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 clerk of the court shall, if required by the commanding officer of the person in question or any other officer, furnish a certificate under this section and shall be paid such fee as may be prescribed by regulations made by a Secretary of State.
3
A document purporting to be a certificate under this section and to be signed by the clerk of the court shall, unless the contrary is shown, be deemed to be such a certificate.
4
References in this section to the clerk of the court include references to his deputy and to any other person having the custody of the records of the court.