# The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2006, Paragraph 18.14: Validity of warrants that contain errors

Extent: E+W
Status: prospective

A warrant of commitment or detention will not be invalidated on the ground that it contains an error, provided that the warrant—
(a) is issued in relation to a valid—
(i) conviction, or
(ii) order requiring the relevant person to do, or to abstain from doing, something; and
(b) it states that it is issued in relation to that conviction or order.
[Note. Section 123 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 applies in relation to any error in a warrant of arrest that is issued for the purpose of securing a person’s attendance at court.]

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/353/schedule/2/paragraph/18.14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-amendment-rules-2006/schedule-2/paragraph-18.14
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