Whale Fisheries Act, 1937

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Recovery of fines.

29.—The following provisions shall have effect in relation to the recovery of a fine for an offence under any section of this Act and the costs (if any) ordered to be paid by the person (being the master, owner or charterer of a ship) convicted of such offence, that is to say:—

(a) the court shall fix a time within which such fine and costs (if any) are to be paid;

(b) where such ship is at the time of the hearing of the proceedings for such offence detained under the immediately preceding section the court shall by order directed to a sea fisheries protection officer or officers require such officer or officers to detain further, until such fine and costs (if any) are paid, at a specified port in Saorstát Eireann, such ship, and such ship shall be detained accordingly;

(c) in the event of such fine and costs (if any) not being paid within the said time, such fine and costs (if any) may be recovered by distress and the sale of such ship;

(d) nothing in the foregoing paragraphs shall prevent such fine and costs (if any) being recovered from such person by ordinary process of law.