Forfeiture of property on conviction

(1) On the conviction of a person for an offence against this Act for which the maximum penalty is a fine of two thousand dollars or more, the Court may, in addition to imposing any fine, order that the following shall be forfeited to the Government unless the Court for special reasons relating to the offence thinks fit to order otherwise– (a) any property used in respect of the commission of the offence (whether or not seized pursuant to section 48); (b) any fish found on board any foreign vessel or at the time it was seized or detained pursuant to this Act and in any other case any fish in respect of which the offence was committed (whether or not seized pursuant to section 50); (c) any proceeds from the sale of such property or fish pursuant to section 49; and (d) any fishing gear in respect of which the offence was committed. 80 Fisheries Resources (2) On the conviction of a person for an offence against this Act (not being an offence referred to in sub-section (1) or sub- section (3), the Court may, in addition to imposing any fine, order that any of the following shall be forfeited to the Govemment– (a) any property used in respect of the commission of the offence (whether or not seized pursuant to section 48); (b) any fish in respect of which the offence was committed (whether or not seized pursuant to section 48); (c) any proceeds from the sale of such property or fish; and (d) any fishing gear in respect of which the offence was committed (whether or not seized pursuant to section 48). (3) On the conviction of a person for an offence against this Act, for which the maximum penalty is a fine that exceeds two thousand dollars, the Court may, in addition to imposing any fine, order that any of the following shall be forfeit to the Govemment– (a) any fish in respect of which the offence was committed; (b) any proceeds from the sale of such fish; and (c) any fishing gear in respect of which the offence was committed (whether or not seized pursuant to section 48).