The Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Quota and Third Country Fishing Measures) (England) Order 2004

Penalties

5.—(1) A person found guilty of a relevant offence shall be liable—

(a)on summary conviction to fine not exceeding the amount specified in column 3 of the Schedules to this Order in relation to the specified Community provision, the contravention of, or failure to comply with which, founded the offence; and

(b)on conviction on indictment, to a fine.

(2) A person found guilty of a relevant offence shall also be liable—

(a)to the forfeiture of any net or other fishing gear in respect of which the offence was committed, or which was used in committing the offence, or which was used for catching any fish in respect of which the offence was committed; and

(b)to the forfeiture of any fish in respect of which the offence was committed, or, on summary conviction only, to a fine not exceeding the value of any fish in respect of which the offence was committed.