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Detention of boat and persons pending prosecution.
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234.—Where a sea fisheries protection officer has in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 233 taken any boat and the persons on board such boat to a port he shall, as soon as may be, bring the master of such boat and any other person on board such boat against whom proceedings for any offence under any section contained in Chapter II or III of this Part have been or are about to be instituted before a District Justice or, where no District Justice is immediately available, a Peace Commissioner, and thereupon such District Justice or Peace Commissioner (as the case may be) shall, if he is satisfied that such proceedings have been or are about to be instituted against such master or other person, by order directed to a sea fisheries protection officer or officers require such officer or officers to detain at a specified port in the State such boat and all persons on board such boat until such proceedings have been adjudicated upon by a District Justice, and such boat and persons shall be detained accordingly.
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