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Fisheries Act 1985 s 49

Fisheries Act 1985 s 49

s 49 Seizure and forfeiture of vessel, etc.

(1) Where any vessel, vehicle, article or thing is seized under this Act and there is no prosecution in respect thereof, such vessel, vehicle, article or thing shall be held for a period of one calendar month from the date of seizure at the end of which period it shall be deemed to be forfeited, unless a written claim thereto is received within the aforesaid period. (2) Where any written claim is received under subsection (1), it shall be referred by the Director General to the Sessions Court or to a Court of a Magistrate of the First Class for its decision as to the disposal of the vessel, vehicle, article or thing, which may, subject to section 50, be held pending the conclusion of such proceedings. (3) The Court concerned shall issue a summons requiring the claimant and the person, if any, from whom the vessel, vehicle, article or thing was seized to appear before the Court and upon the appearance of such claimant or person, or upon his failure so to do after reasonable notice, the Court shall proceed to examine the matter and make an order upon the facts proved.

Malay text (authoritative)

Penyitaan dan pelucuthakan vesel, dsb.

(1) Jika mana-mana vesel, kenderaan, benda atau barang disita di bawah Akta ini dan tidak ada pendakwaan dibuat berkenaan dengannya, vesel, kenderaan, benda atau barang itu hendaklah ditahan selama tempoh satu bulan kalendar dari tarikh penyitaan yang mana apabila habisnya tempoh itu hendaklah disifatkan sebagai terlucut hak, melainkan jika suatu tuntutan bertulis mengenainya diterima dalam tempoh yang tersebut di atas. (2) Jika apa-apa tuntutan bertulis diterima di bawah subseksyen (1), tuntutan itu hendaklah dirujukkan oleh Ketua Pengarah kepada Mahkamah Sesyen atau kepada Mahkamah Majistret Kelas Satu untuk mendapatkan keputusannya mengenai pelupusan vesel, kenderaan, benda atau barang itu yang boleh, tertakluk kepada seksyen 50, ditahan sementara menunggu selesainya prosiding itu. (3) Mahkamah yang berkenaan hendaklah mengeluarkan suatu saman yang menghendaki pihak menuntut dan orang, jika ada, yang daripadanya vesel, kenderaan, benda atau barang itu telah disita supaya hadir dalam Mahkamah dan apabila pihak menuntut atau orang itu hadir, atau apabila dia gagal berbuat demikian setelah diberi notis yang munasabah, Mahkamah hendaklah terus bertindak meneliti perkara itu dan membuat suatu perintah setelah fakta itu dibuktikan.

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Find Act 317 on lom.agc.gov.my ↗

Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.

Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).

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