Clause 2

No person shall use, operate or assist in the operation of a trawl-net in the territorial waters of Singapore.(2) Any person who contravenes the provisions of subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and shall be punished on conviction with imprisonment for a term of not less than three months and not more than three years.(3) Where it is proved to the satisfaction of a court that any vessel, net, instrument or appliance has been used in the commission of an offence under subsection (1) and that the vessel, net, instrument or appliance has been seized by a fishery officer or police officer, the court shall, on the written application of the Public Prosecutor, make an order for the forfeiture of the vessel, net, instrument or appliance, notwithstanding that no person may have been convicted of the offence.”.