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(1)This section applies where a person is convicted of an offence under section 163.
(2)The court by which the person is convicted may order the forfeiture of—
(a)any fishing gear used in the commission of the offence;
(b)any sea fisheries resources in respect of which the offence was committed.
(3)The power conferred by subsection (2) to order the forfeiture of any sea fisheries resources includes power to order the forfeiture of any container in which the resources are being kept.
(4)The court may, instead of ordering the forfeiture of any fishing gear or any sea fisheries resources, order the person to pay a sum of money representing the value of the fishing gear or resources.
(5)In a case where the offence involved the breach of a condition of an IFC authority permit, the court may—
(a)suspend the permit, or
(b)disqualify the person from holding or obtaining any IFC authority permit relating to any activity to which that permit related,
for such period as the court thinks fit.
(6)In subsection (5) “IFC authority permit” means a permit granted by an IFC authority.
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