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LIVING MARINE RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 200 Seizure of fish, vessels and other things

LIVING MARINE RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 200

Seizure of fish, vessels and other things

A fisheries officer may seize –
(a) any fish the fisheries officer reasonably believes has been the subject of an offence under this Act or a corresponding law; and
(b) any noxious fish and any receptacle or container containing noxious fish; and
(c) any fish in a vessel, vehicle, receptacle or container or any vessel, vehicle, receptacle or container containing the fish if the fisheries officer reasonably believes that–
(i) more than 1/20th of the total number of fish contained in the vessel, vehicle, receptacle or container are fish which have been taken illegally; or
(ii) any of the fish are of a prescribed species which have been illegally taken; and
(d) any vessel, vehicle, apparatus or equipment the fisheries officer reasonably believes has been used, is being used or is about to be used in the commission of an offence under this Act; and
(e) any money or cheque the fisheries officer reasonably believes is the proceeds of the unlawful sale of any fish; and
(f) any document or thing the fisheries officer reasonably believes may be evidence of the commission of an offence under this Act or a corresponding law.