28LAG

Criminal record

Current

S. 28LAG inserted by No. 22/2015 s. 3.

(1)

For the purposes of this Part, the court may require the production of a claimant's criminal record.

(2)

A claimant's criminal record is inadmissible as evidence unless it is signed by—

(a)

a police officer; or

(b)

a Crown Prosecutor; or

(c)

a member of staff of the Office of Public Prosecutions established under the Public Prosecutions Act 1994 who is a legal practitioner.

Note

Section 178 of the Evidence Act 2008 provides for proof of previous convictions by the filing of a certificate.

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