# The Naval Courts-Martial General Orders (Royal Navy) 1991, Article 71: Evidence in navigational trials


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(1) The documents referred to in Order 15 or Order 17 shall be admissible in evidence in any trial by court-martial as to the navigation of one of Her Majesty’s ships or vessels or aircraft.
(2) The report and other documents referred to in Order 16 shall be admissible, in such a trial, if produced by their maker.
(3) If the court approves such a report, the president shall endorse it to that effect but if the court do not approve the report the president shall endorse that fact under his signature, specifying the respects in which the court dissents and the reasons therefore.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/2737/article/71 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/naval-courts-martial-general-orders-royal-navy-1991/article-71
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