Section 177
Certificates of arrest or surrender of deserters and absentees
Where a magistrate in pursuance of section 175 deals with a person who is illegally absent, then when that person is delivered into armed forces custody there shall be handed over a certificate in the prescribed form, signed by the magistrate, containing the prescribed particulars as to his arrest or surrender and the proceedings before the magistrate.
(2)
Where in the foregoing subsection a person is delivered into armed forces custody without being brought before a magistrate, there shall be handed over a certificate in the prescribed form, signed by the
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police officer who causes him to be delivered into armed forces custody, containing the prescribed particulars relating to his surrender.
(3)
In any proceedings for an offence under section 54 or 55—
(a)
a document purporting to be a certificate under either of the two last foregoing subsections and to be signed as thereby required, shall be evidence of the matters stated in that document;
(b)
where the proceedings are against a person who, on arrest or surrender, has been taken into armed forces custody or into the naval, military or air force custody of any foreign force, a certificate purporting to be signed by a provost officer, or any corresponding officer of a foreign force, or by any other officer in charge of the guard room or other place where that person was confined on being taken into custody, stating the fact, date, time and place of arrest or surrender, shall be evidence of the matters stated in the certificate.
(4)
In this section the expression “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Armed Forces Council with the approval of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
Duties of superintendent of prisons and others to receive deserters and absentees without leave