Aquaculture and Fisheries (Scotland) Act 2013

Notice of claim

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3(1)A person claiming that the property is not liable to forfeiture under section 46 or 47 must serve notice of the claim (a “notice of claim”) on the Scottish Ministers.

(2)A notice of claim must be served—

(a)within one month of the day of the serving of the notice of intended forfeiture, or

(b)if no such notice has been served, within one month of the date of the seizure of the property.

(3)A notice of claim must specify the name and address of the claimant.

(4)In a case in which notice of intended forfeiture was served on different persons on different days, the reference in this paragraph to the day on which that notice was served is a reference—

(a)in relation to a person on whom the notice of intended forfeiture was served, to the day on which that notice was served on that person, and

(b)in relation to any other person, to the day on which notice of intended forfeiture was served on the last person on whom such a notice was served.