Information to be included in a warrant to take goods, etc.
52.7.—(1) A warrant must identify—
(a)each person to whom it is directed;
(b)the defendant against whom it was issued;
(c)the sum for which it was issued and the reason that sum is owed;
(d)the court or fines officer who issued it, unless that is otherwise recorded by the court officer; and
(e)the court office for the court or fines officer who issued it.
(2) A person to whom a warrant is directed must record on it the date and time at which it is received.
(3) A warrant that contains an error is not invalid, as long as—
(a)it was issued in respect of a lawful decision by the court or fines officer; and
(b)it contains enough information to identify that decision.
[Note. See sections 78 and 125ZA of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980(1).]
1980 c. 43; section 78 was amended by sections 37 and 46 of the Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48) and paragraph 219 of Schedule 8 to, the Courts Act 2003 (c. 39). Section 125ZA is inserted by section 68 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c. 29), with effect from a date to be appointed.