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Justices Act 1959
119Amendment of convictions, &c.
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### 119 Amendment of convictions, &c.
> > (1) When evidence given before the justices in substance supports the adjudication of the justices, and if that evidence would have justified the justices in making any necessary allegation or finding omitted in the adjudication, or in the formal conviction or order, or any warrant issued in pursuance of the adjudication, all necessary amendments shall be made by the Supreme Court, and when in a conviction there is some excess which may, consistently with the merits of the case, be corrected, the conviction shall be amended accordingly, and shall stand good for the remainder.
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> > (2) All amendments made under this section shall be subject to such order as to costs and otherwise as the court thinks fit.