(a)an error, omission or irregularity in the complaint, summons, warrant, charge, judgment or other proceedings before or during trial or in an inquiry or other proceeding under this Code;
Section history
Section 423 — When irregularities do not make proceedings invalid
As in force on 31 December 2024.
Timeline 3 versions
- 2 January 2011 Enacted
- 31 December 2024 You are here
- 14 February 2025 Act 5 of 2024
- 17 August 2026 Latest
Subject to this Code, any judgment, sentence or order passed or made by a court of competent jurisdiction may not be reversed or altered on account of —
(b)the lack of any consent by the Public Prosecutor as required by law; or
(c)the improper admission or rejection of any evidence,
unless the error, omission, improper admission or rejection of evidence, irregularity or lack of consent has caused a failure of justice.