Paragraph 18

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

sch. para. 15 amended by Sea Fish (Conservation) (Isle of Man) 1977
sch. para. 18 replaced by Sea Fish (Conservation) (Isle of Man) 1977
sch. para. 19 revoked by Sea Fish (Conservation) (Isle of Man) 1977
sch. para. 20 replaced by Sea Fish (Conservation) (Isle of Man) 1977
sch. para. 21 amended by Sea Fish (Conservation) (Isle of Man) 1977

For section 11 (penalties for offences) there shall be substituted the following section:—

“11

(1)

Any person guilty of an offence under section 1, 3 or 5 of this Act shall be liable on summary conviction in the case of a first offence to a fine not exceeding £100 and in the case of a second or subsequent offence to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or a fine not exceeding £200 or both.

(2)

The court by which a person is convicted of an offence under section 1, 3 or 5 may order the forfeiture of the net or other fishing gear in respect of which the contravention constituting the offence occurred.”.