SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 3Evidence

General provisions as to evidence

6A certificate purporting to be signed by a person’s commanding officer or any officer authorised by him to give the certificate, and stating the contents of, or of any part of, standing orders or other routine orders of a continuing nature made for—

(a)any formation, unit or body of—

(i)the regular army or any reserve land force;

(ii)the Royal Marines or the Royal Marines Reserve; or

(iii)the regular air force or any reserve air force;

(b)any division, class or other body of the Royal Navy, the Royal Fleet Reserve or the Royal Naval Reserve;

(c)any command or other area, garrison or place; or

(d)any ship, submarine, train or aircraft,

shall in proceedings against the person concerned be evidence of the matters stated in the certificate.