Cela implique qu'un agent pourrait arriver à un endroit, penser que la personne devant lui est responsable des lieux, lui remettre un certificat, lui donner toutes les informations de la poursuite et, si jamais les choses étaient faites correctement, s'apercevoir après coup que la personne qui a reçu ce certificat et qui a accepté qu'on fasse la perquisition n'est pas responsable des lieux.
This implies that an officer could arrive at the place, assume that the person before him is in charge of the place, present him the certificate, provide him with all the information relating to the court action and, assuming that the job was properly done, realize later on that the person who received the certificate and agreed to the search being conducted was not in charge of the place.