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International Transfer of Prisoners Act · 2011 Revised Edition · Part · Transfer to Brunei Darussalam
International Transfer of Prisoners Act · 2011 Revised Edition · Part · Transfer to Brunei Darussalam
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
A certified copy of a judgment or other order referred to in section 6(10)(c) shall —
be accepted as conclusive proof of the facts stated therein;
and
have effect as if it were a judgment or other order of a court of competent jurisdiction in Brunei Darussalam.
Any document required under this Act to be certified shall, if that document purports to be certified or signed by a judicial officer or authority or by the person in charge of any penal institution in the country in which the prisoner was detained, and without proof of the signature or the official character of the person by whom it purports to be signed or certified, be accepted as evidence of the facts stated therein, unless the contrary is proved.
A document referred to in this section shall, when accepted —
be treated as though it was duly certified or signed in relation to a person convicted and sentenced in Brunei Darussalam; and
subject to this Act, have effect according to the terms thereof.
prisoner
“prisoner” means any person who has been convicted of an offence and sentenced to imprisonment in Brunei Darussalam or in any designated country;