Aquaculture and Fisheries (Scotland) Act 2013 (asp 7)

SCHEDULE 2 Forfeiture under section 46 or 47

Return of property if no application made to the sheriff

6 (1) If, in a case in which a notice of claim has been duly served, the Scottish Ministers decide not to make a forfeiture application in respect of the property, they must return the property to a person appearing to them to be an owner of the property.

(2) The property must be returned as soon as reasonably practicable after the decision not to make a forfeiture application.