Section 134 — Sentencing Act 2002: Defect in warrant does not make action unlawful
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134 Defect in warrant does not make action unlawful (1) No confiscation made under the authority of section 132 is unlawful, and no person making a confiscation under the authority of section 132 is a trespasser, because of any defect or want of form in the warrant of confiscation. (2) No person making a confiscation under the authority of section 132 is a trespasser from the beginning because of any irregularity afterwards committed by that person. (3) Despite subsections (1) and (2) , a person aggrieved by a defect or irregularity referred to in those subsections may recover satisfaction for the special damage by action at law. Compare: 1985 No 120 s 84(9)
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