24Forfeiture of articles, &c., on conviction

24 Forfeiture of articles, &c., on conviction

(1)  Any whale or product of a whale taken, in possession, bought, sold, interfered or dealt with, exported, or disposed of, in contravention of any of the provisions of this Act, is forfeited to the Crown.

(2)  On conviction of an offence under this Act, the court may declare forfeited to the Crown any hunting equipment used in, or for the purposes of, the commission of that offence, or in relation to which the offence was committed.

(3)  [Section 24 Subsection (3) amended by No. 64 of 2002, Sched. 1, Applied:31 Dec 2002] Any whale or product of a whale and any hunting equipment that are forfeited under this section shall be disposed of as the Secretary may determine.