77. Criminal record

77. Criminal record

(1) A criminal record must contain, in relation to each previous conviction-

(a) the date of the previous conviction; and

(b) the court in which the previous conviction took place; and

(c) the place of sitting of that court; and

(d) the offence committed; and

(e) the sentence imposed.

(2) If other offences were taken into account when a sentence was imposed in respect of a previous conviction, a criminal record may contain a statement to that effect and the offences taken into account, including the number of offences.

(3) A criminal record is inadmissible as evidence against the person to whom it relates in a proceeding for an offence unless the criminal record is signed by-

(a) a member of the police force; or

(b) a Crown Prosecutor; or

(c) a member of staff of the Office of Public Prosecutions who is a legal practitioner; or

(d) in the case of a proceeding commenced by an informant-

(i) a person who is entitled to represent the informant and is a legal practitioner; or

(ii) a public official.