Fisheries Management (General) Regulation 2019
255Forfeiture offences
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255 Forfeiture offences
255 Forfeiture offences
For the purposes of section 265 (2) of the Act, the following are declared to be forfeiture offences—
(a) an offence against section 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 20A, 21B, 24, 25, 35, 65, 68, 102, 104, 108, 112, 220ZA, 220ZB, 220ZC or 247 of the Act,
(b) a share forfeiture offence (within the meaning of section 75 of the Act),
(c) an offence against clause 79 or 81 of this Regulation.
Note.
Under section 265 of the Act, a fisheries officer may seize a boat or motor vehicle that the officer has reason to believe has been used by a person engaged in commercial fishing activities for the purpose of committing a forfeiture offence.