Foyle Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1961
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Penalty for unlawful use of boat or vehicle. |
5.—The following new section shall be inserted after section 52 of the Principal Act: | |
“Use of boat or vehicle as aid to commission of offence. | ||
52A. (1) If any person uses a boat or vehicle as an aid to the commission of an offence against this Act or, within the Foyle Area, against the provisions of the Fisheries (Consolidation) Act, 1959 , or the corresponding law of Northern Ireland he shall be guilty of an offence against this Act. | ||
(2) Every person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable— | ||
(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both such fine and such imprisonment; | ||
(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding five hundred pounds or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both such fine and such imprisonment. | ||
(3) If the offence under this section is committed in respect of a vehicle section 76 of this Act shall not apply in relation to the vehicle but, upon conviction on indictment, the court may order the vehicle to be forfeited.” |