Part IV Miscellaneous and General
Miscellaneous provisions
129BF2 Proof of outcome of civil trial.
1
Where a person subject to this Act has been tried before a civil court (whether at the time of the trial he was subject to this Act or not), a certificate signed by the F3proper officer of the court stating all or any of the following matters—
a
that the said person has been tried before the court for the offences specified in that 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 F3proper officer 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 F3proper officer of the court shall, unless the contrary is shown, be deemed to be such a certificate.
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In this section “proper officer” means—
a
in relation to a court of summary jurisdiction in England and Wales, the F5designated officer for the court; and
b
in relation to any other court, the clerk of the court, his deputy or any other person having the custody of the records of the court.