Fisheries Act · 2024 Revised Edition · Part · Enforcement
Section 53
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Where any person is guilty of an offence against this Act, the court may, in addition to any other penalty that may be imposed —
order that the vessel (including its equipment, furniture, stores, cargo and fishing appliances), vehicle, aircraft, article or thing used in the commission of such offence or in relation to which such offence has been committed be forfeited; and
order that any fish caught in the commission of such offence or the proceeds of the sale of any fish or other article of a perishable nature referred to in section 54, and any explosive, poison, pollutant or other noxious substance, apparatus, prohibited gear or any other thing used or intended to be used in the commission of such offence be forfeited.
Any vessel (including its equipment, furniture, stores, cargo and fishing appliances), vehicle, aircraft, article or thing, explosives, poison, pollutant or other noxious substance, apparatus, prohibited gear or any other thing, or fish, ordered to be forfeited under subsection (1) or under section 50
vessel
“vessel” means any boat, ship or other water-going craft and includes a hovercraft.
shall be disposed of in such manner as the Director may think fit.
Terms defined in s 2
fish
Defined · s 2“fish” means any aquatic animal or plant life, whether sedentary or not, and includes all species of fin fish, crustacean, molluscs, aquatic mammals or their eggs or spawn, fry, fingerling, spat or young, but does not include any species of otters, turtles or their eggs;
fishing
Defined · s 2“fishing” means — (a) the catching, taking or killing of fish by any method; (b) the attempted catching, taking or killing of fish; (c) engaging in any activity which can reasonably be expected to result in the catching, taking or killing of fish; or (d) any operation in support of or in preparation for, any activity described in paragraph (a), (b) or (c), but does not include sportsfishing;
vessel
Defined · s 2“vessel” means any boat, ship or other water-going craft and includes a hovercraft.
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