Section 13
Confiscation of vessels, etc.
The Maritime Zones of India (Regulation of Fishing by Foreign Vessels) Act, 1981
About this Act
An Act to provide for the regulation of fishing by foreign vessels in certain maritime zones of India and for matters connected therewith.
(1) Where any person is convicted of an offence under section 10
or section 11 or section 12, the foreign vessel used in or in connection with the commission of the said
offence, together with its fishing gear, equipment, stores and cargo and any fish on board such ship or the
proceeds of the sale of any fish ordered to be sold under the second proviso to clause (a) of sub-section (4)
of section 9 shall also be liable to confiscation.
(2) The foreign vessel or other things confiscated under sub-section (1) shall vest in the Central Government.
(2) The foreign vessel or other things confiscated under sub-section (1) shall vest in the Central Government.