Section 32

If the owner or person in charge of any aircraft in respect of which any charges or penalties are payable under this Act or any regulations made thereunder refuses or neglects to pay the same or any part thereof on demand, the Authority may, without prejudice to any other remedy which it may have, distrain or arrest the aircraft and detain the aircraft until the amount so due is paid.

If the costs of distress or arrest, or of the keeping of the aircraft or if the amount due under subsection (1) remains unpaid within 14 days of the date of the distress or arrest, the Authority may cause the aircraft so distrained or arrested to be sold, and may use the proceeds of the sale to satisfy those charges or penalties and costs, including costs of sale, remaining unpaid.

Any surplus proceeds under subsection (2) shall be payable to the owner or person in charge of the aircraft on demand. If the surplus is not claimed within two years, it shall be paid into the funds of the Authority.