Royal Brunei Armed Forces Act · 1984 Revised Edition · Part 8
187. Certificates of arrest or surrender of deserters and absentees
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Where a Court of a Magistrate in pursuance of section 185 deals with a person as illegally absent, then when that person is delivered into military custody there shall be handed over with him a certificate in the prescribed form, signed by a magistrate, containing the prescribed particulars as to his arrest or surrender and the proceedings before the court.
prescribed
“prescribed” means, except in Parts 5 and 7, prescribed by regulations made by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan*;
Where under section 186 a person is delivered into military custody without being brought before a court, there shall be handed over with him a certificate in the prescribed form, signed by the police officer who causes him to be delivered into military custody, containing the prescribed particulars relating to his surrender.
officer
“officer” means any person commissioned into the Armed Forces by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan under this Act but does not include any person serving under any loan agreement or contract with the Government;
In any proceedings for an offence under section 43 or 44 —
a document purporting to be a certificate under either subsection (1) or (2) and to be signed as thereby required, shall be evidence of the matters stated in the documents;
where the proceedings are against a person who has been taken into military custody on arrest or surrender, a certificate purporting to be signed by a provost officer or any other officer in charge of the guardroom or other place where that person was confined on being taken into custody, stating the fact, date, time and place of arrest or surrender shall be evidence of the matters stated in the certificate.
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Terms defined in s 2
Armed Forces
Defined · s 2“Armed Forces” means the Royal Brunei Armed Forces raised and maintained under this Act;
officer
Defined · s 2“officer” means any person commissioned into the Armed Forces by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan under this Act but does not include any person serving under any loan agreement or contract with the Government;
prescribed
Defined · s 2“prescribed” means, except in Parts 5 and 7, prescribed by regulations made by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan*;
provost officer
Defined · s 2“provost officer” means a provost marshal or officer appointed to exercise the functions conferred by or under this Act on provost officers;