Criminal Procedure Code 217 Irregularity in distress 423. No distress made under this Code shall be deemed unlawful, nor shall any person making it be deemed a trespasser, on account of any defect or want of form in the summons, conviction, writ of distress or other proceedings relating to it, nor shall that party be deemed a trespasser ab initio on account of any irregularity afterwards committed by him, but all persons aggrieved by the irregularity may recover full satisfaction for the special damage caused by it in any Court of competent jurisdiction. Chapter XLIV MISCELLANEOUS Affidavits before whom sworn 424. (1) Subject to any rules of Court, any affidavit may be used in a criminal Court if it is sworn— (a) in Malaysia before any Magistrate or Registrar; (b) in the Republic of Singapore before any Judge, District Judge, Assistant District Judge, Registrar, Deputy Registrar, Police Magistrate or before any person authorized to take affidavits by any written law in force in the Republic of Singapore; (c) in England, Scotland, Ireland or the Channel Islands or in any Colony, island or place (other than the above) under the dominion or jurisdiction or protection of Her Britannic Majesty, before any Judge, Court, Notary Public or other person lawfully authorized to administer oaths; (d) in any other place before any officer exercising consular functions on behalf of Malaysia. (2) The Court shall take judicial notice of the seal or signature, as the case may be, of any Judge, Court, Notary Public, Consul, Vice-Consul or other person appended or subscribed to any affidavit.