s.28Other sanctions
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Section 28Part 5 — Enforcement and Penalties

Other sanctions

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Where a person has been convicted of an offence under this Act, the Court may, having regard to the nature of the offence and the circumstances surrounding its commission and in addition to any other punishment that may be imposed, make an order, having any or all of the following effects —
prohibiting the person from holding any permit or certificate under this Act either permanently or for such period as the Court may determine;
prohibiting the person from doing any act or engaging in any activity that may result in the continuation of the offence or its repetition;
forfeiting to the Crown any cage, container, vessel, vehicle or other item or equipment used in the commission of the offence;
directing the person to compensate the Management Authority for the costs of caring for or disposing of any specimens seized or forfeited in connection with the offence;
directing the person to compensate the Management Authority for the costs of any remedial or preventative action taken or proposed to be taken by or on behalf of the Management Authority as a result of the act that constituted the offence; and
directing the person to post such bond or pay such amount of money into Court as will ensure compliance with any order made pursuant to this section.
In any order under subsection (1) forfeiting a vessel or a vehicle, the Court may, in the order, specify a sum, not exceeding the market value of the vessel or vehicle, on the payment of which to the Crown the owner may recover ownership of the vessel or vehicle.
Anything forfeited under this section may, subject to subsection (2), be disposed of in such manner as the Management Authority may direct.

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