Royal Brunei Armed Forces Act · 1984 Revised Edition · Part 8
195. Proof of outcome of civil trial
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Where a person subject to military law has been tried before a civil court (whether at the time of the trial he was subject to military law or not), a certificate signed by a competent official of the court and stating all or any of the following matters —
civil court
“civil court” means a court of ordinary criminal jurisdiction in Brunei Darussalam;
that the person has been tried before the court for an offence specified in the certificate;
the result of the trial;
what judgment or order was given or made by the court;
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.
A competent official 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.
commanding officer
“commanding officer” has the meaning assigned to it by section 83(1);
A document purporting to be a certificate under this section and to be signed by a competent official of the court shall, unless the contrary is shown, is deemed to be such a certificate.
Royal Brunei Armed Forces
Armed Forces
“Armed Forces” means the Royal Brunei Armed Forces raised and maintained under this Act;
References in this section to a competent official of the court are references to any official of the court authorised for the purposes of this section having the lawful custody of the records of the court.
Terms defined in s 2
Armed Forces
Defined · s 2“Armed Forces” means the Royal Brunei Armed Forces raised and maintained under this Act;
civil court
Defined · s 2“civil court” means a court of ordinary criminal jurisdiction in Brunei Darussalam;
commanding officer
Defined · s 2“commanding officer” has the meaning assigned to it by section 83(1);
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;