# Courts Act 2003, Section 32: Immunity for certain acts beyond jurisdiction

Extent: E+W

(1) An action lies against a justice of the peace in respect of what he does or omits to do—
(a) in the purported execution of his duty as a justice of the peace, but
(b) in relation to a matter not within his jurisdiction,
if, but only if, it is proved that he acted in bad faith.
(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/39/section/32 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/courts-act-2003/section-32
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