Justices of the Peace Act 1979 (c. 55)

PART V Protection of Justices and Indemnification of Justices and Justices' Clerks

50 Where action prohibited, proceedings may be set aside

If any action is brought in circumstances in which this Part of this Act provides that no action is to be brought, a judge of the court in which the action is brought may, on the application of the defendant and upon an affidavit as to the facts, set aside the proceedings in the action, with or without costs, as the judge thinks fit.