DANGEROUS GOODS (ROAD AND RAIL TRANSPORT) ACT 2008 - SECT 55
Forfeiture
DANGEROUS GOODS (ROAD AND RAIL TRANSPORT) ACT 2008 - SECT 55
Forfeiture
55 Forfeiture
(1) If-- (a) a person is convicted by a court of an offence in relation to
dangerous goods, and
(b) the person owns the goods or the owner cannot be
identified,
the court may, in addition to imposing any other penalty, order
the dangerous goods and their container to be forfeited to the Crown.
(2)
Dangerous goods and containers forfeited to the Crown may be destroyed, sold
or otherwise disposed of as directed by a Competent Authority.
(3) The person
must pay to the Crown the reasonable costs of destruction, sale or other
disposal.