Application of the Schedule
193.Paragraph 1 of schedule 2 defines the circumstances under which the provisions of schedule 2 are to apply. These are that property is being retained by the Scottish Ministers having been previously lawfully seized by a British sea-fishery officer, and that the property is liable for forfeiture under section 46 or section 47 of the Act. In addition it also requires that either no proceedings are being taken against anyone in relation to the property, that any fixed penalty notice issued in respect of any relevant offence has been paid, or that relevant court proceedings have concluded without the property in question being forfeited.
