Coastal Fisheries Protection Act

Marginal note:Forfeiture

14 When a person or a fishing vessel is convicted of an offence under this Act, the convicting court or judge may, in addition to any other punishment imposed, order that

• (a) any fishing vessel seized pursuant to section 9 by means of or in relation to which the offence was committed,

• (b) any goods aboard a fishing vessel described in paragraph (a), including fish, tackle, rigging, apparel, furniture, stores and cargo, or, if any of the goods have been sold pursuant to section 11, the proceeds thereof, or

• (c) any fishing vessel described in paragraph (a) and any of the goods described in paragraph (b), or the proceeds thereof,

be forfeited, and on the making of the order the fishing vessel, goods or proceeds so ordered to be forfeited are forfeited to Her Majesty in right of Canada.