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Justices Act 1959
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### 120 Want of complaint or summons
> *\[Section 120 Amended by No. 108 of 1974, s. 38 and Sched. 1 \]*When the person convicted, or against whom an order has been made, or a person whose goods have been condemned or directed to be sold as forfeited, was present at the hearing of the case, the conviction or order shall be sustained, although there may have been no complaint or summons, unless he objected at the hearing that there was no complaint or summons, and the Supreme Court is of opinion that the course of procedure was prejudicial to the conduct of his case.