Part 8Enforcement

Chapter 4Fisheries enforcement powers

Seizure for purposes of forfeiture

I1271Retention of property seized under section 268 or 269

1

Any property seized by an enforcement officer under section 268 or 269 may be retained by the relevant authority.

2

If either of the grounds for release in subsection (3) applies, the relevant authority must, as soon as is reasonably practicable, make the property available for collection.

3

The grounds for release referred to in subsection (2) are—

a

that the relevant authority has decided not to take proceedings in respect of any offence in relation to which the property was seized;

b

that any proceedings taken in respect of such an offence have concluded without any order for forfeiture having been made.

4

But subsection (2) does not apply if the property is liable to forfeiture under section 275 or 276.