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Section 198 — District Court Act 2016: Person illegally obtaining warrant liable for trespass
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198 Person illegally obtaining warrant liable for trespass A person who applies for the issue of a warrant for the recovery of land and is not lawfully entitled to the possession of the land at the date of issue of the warrant commits a trespass against the tenant or occupier of the land, even without execution of the warrant. Compare: 1947 No 16 s 101(1)
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