Maritime Zones of India (Regulation of Fishing by Foreign Vessels) Act : CONFISCATION OF VESSELS, ETC Indian

Maritime Zones of India (Regulation of Fishing by Foreign Vessels) Act,1981

Act No : 42

Section : CONFISCATION OF VESSELS, ETC

SECTION 13: CONFISCATION OF VESSELS, ETC

(1) Where any person is convicted of an offence under section 10-orsection 11-orsection 12-, the foreign vessel used in or in connection with the commission of the said offence, together with its fishing gear, equipment, stores and cargo and any fish on board such ship or the proceeds of the sale of any fish order to be sold under the second proviso to clause (a) of sub-section (4) of section 9-shall also be liable to confiscation.

(2) The foreign vessel or other things confiscated under sub-section (1) shall vest in the Central Government.