Powers of seizure

(1) A Fisheries Officer may seize– (a) any vessel, vehicle or other conveyance, fishing gear, implement, appliance, material, container, goods, equipment, or object which the Fisheries Officer believes on reasonable grounds is being or has been or is intended to be used in the commission of an offence against this Act; (b) any fish which the Fisheries Officer believes on reasonable grounds are being, or have been, taken, killed, transported, bought, sold, or found in the possession of a person or vessel, in contravention of this Act, and any fish with which such fish have been intermixed; and (c) any article, record, document, or item which the Fisheries Officer believes on reasonable grounds is evidence of the commission of an offence against this Act. (2) Any property seized under sub-section (1) shall be delivered into the custody of the Fisheries Administrator. (3) A written receipt shall be given for any article or thing seized under this section.