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Justices Act 1959
136Protection of defective or irregular execution
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### 136 Protection of defective or irregular execution
> > (1) *\[Section 136 Subsection (1) amended by No. 66 of 1975, s. 4 \]*Where there is a defect or want of form in a conviction or order –
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> > > > (a) execution made thereon under this Act shall be deemed not to be unlawful; and
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> > > > (b) the person making the execution shall be deemed not to be a trespasser –
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> > by reason thereof.
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> > (2) A person making an execution under this Act shall be deemed not to be a trespasser from the beginning by reason of an irregularity afterwards committed by him in the execution.
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> > (3) A person aggrieved by an irregularity as mentioned in [subsection (2)](#GS136@Gs2@EN) may recover satisfaction for any special damage caused him by the irregularity.