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Fisheries Act 1985 s 52

Fisheries Act 1985 s 52

s 52 Forfeiture and disposal of vessel, etc.

(1) Where any person is found guilty of any offence— (a) under paragraph 8(a), subsections 11(3), 15(1) or section 26; and (b) for the contravention of any condition of licence relating to permitted fishing areas under the licence, the court shall, in addition to any other penalty that may be imposed— (i) order that the vessel (including its equipment, furniture, appurtenances, stores, cargo and fishing appliance), vehicle, article or thing used in the commission of such offence or in relation to which such offence has been committed be forfeited; and (ii) order that any fish caught in the commission of such offence or the proceeds of the sale of any fish or other article of a perishable nature referred to in section 48, and any explosive, poison, pollutant, apparatus or prohibited gear used or intended to be used in the commission of such offence be forfeited. (2) Any vessel (including its equipment, furniture, appurtenances stores, cargo and fishing appliance), vehicle, article, thing, explosive, poison, pollutant, apparatus, prohibited gear or fish ordered to be forfeited under subsection (1) or deemed or ordered to be forfeited under section 49 shall be disposed of in such manner as the Director General may think fit and consistent with any scheme for the limitation of fishing effort.

Malay text (authoritative)

Rampasan dan pelupusan vesel, dsb.

(1) Jika mana-mana orang didapati bersalah atas apa-apa kesalahan― (a) di bawah perenggan 8(a), subseksyen 11(3), 11(3A), 15(1) atau seksyen 26; dan (b) kerana melanggar apa-apa syarat lesen yang berhubungan dengan kawasan penangkapan ikan yang dibenarkan di bawah lesen itu, mahkamah hendaklah, sebagai tambahan kepada apa-apa penalti lain yang boleh dikenakan― (i) memerintahkan (i) supaya vesel (termasuk kelengkapan, perabot, alatan bersangkutan, storan, kargo dan peralatan menangkap ikan), kenderaan, benda atau barang yang digunakan dalam melakukan kesalahan itu atau yang berhubungan dengannya kesalahan itu telah dilakukan dilucuthakkan; dan (ii) (ii) memerintahkan supaya apa-apa ikan yang ditangkap dalam melakukan kesalahan itu atau hasil jualan apa-apa ikan atau benda lain daripada jenis yang mudah rosak yang disebutkan dalam seksyen 48, dan apa-apa bahan letupan, racun, pencemar, perkakas atau alat yang dilarang yang digunakan atau yang dicadang untuk digunakan dalam melakukan kesalahan itu dilucuthakkan. (2) Mana-mana vesel (termasuk kelengkapan, perabot, alatan bersangkutan, storan, kargo dan peralatan menangkap ikannya), kenderaan, benda, barang, bahan letupan, racun, pencemar, perkakas, alat yang dilarang atau ikan yang diperintah supaya dilucuthakkan di bawah subseksyen (1) atau disifatkan terlucut hak atau diperintah supaya dilucuthakkan di bawah seksyen 49 hendaklah dilupuskan mengikut apa-apa cara sebagaimana yang difikirkan patut dan selaras dengan apa-apa skim yang mengehadkan usaha menangkap ikan oleh Ketua Pengarah.

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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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