Section 256: Evidence of proceedings of court-martial

(1) The original proceedings of a court-martial purporting to be signed by the President of the court-martial and being in the custody of the convening officer or of a person having the lawful custody thereof, shall be admissible in evidence on production from that custody.
(2) A document purporting to be a copy of the original proceedings of a court-martial or any part thereof and to be certified by the convening officer or a person authorised by him, or by any other person having lawful custody of the proceedings, to be a true copy, shall be evidence of the contents of the proceedings or the part to which it relates, as the case maybe.
(3) This section applies to evidence given in a court, whether civil or criminal.