269 Power to seize fishing gear for purposes of forfeiture
Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (2009 c 23) | Legislation

269  Power to seize fishing gear for purposes of forfeiture

(1)     An enforcement officer who has the power conferred by this section may seize and detain or remove any fishing gear which the officer reasonably believes has been used in the commission of a relevant offence.

(2)     The power conferred by this section may only be exercised for the purposes of securing that, in the event of a conviction for a relevant offence, the court may exercise any relevant power of forfeiture in relation to fishing gear used in the commission of the

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