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4.—(1) A person guilty of a relevant offence shall be liable–
(a)on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £50,000; or
(b)on conviction on indictment to a fine.
(2) The court by or before which a person is convicted of a relevant offence may also order the forfeiture of any shark fins or remaining parts of sharks in relation to which the offence was committed or, if they have been sold, a sum equal to their value.
(3) Section 221 (recovery of fines by civil diligence) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995(1) applies to the recovery of any sums ordered to be forfeited under paragraph (2) as it applies to fines to be recovered by Civil diligence in pursuance of that Act.
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