Clause 17

by deleting the words “vehicle or vessel below 76 tonnes” in the 1st line of subsection (1) and substituting the words “vessel below 76 tons or any vehicle”;

by deleting subsection (6) and substituting the following subsections:“(6) Where, upon an application by the Public Prosecutor, it is proved to the satisfaction of a court that an offence under this Act or the regulations has been committed and that the vehicle or vessel was used in the commission of the offence, the court shall make an order for the forfeiture of the vehicle or vessel, notwithstanding that no person may have been charged with or convicted of the offence.(6A) No vehicle or vessel shall be forfeited under this section if it is established by the owner thereof that the vehicle or vessel was unlawfully in the possession of another person without the consent of the owner.”; and

by deleting the words “vehicles or vessels below 76 tonnes” in the section heading and substituting the words “vessels below 76 tons or vehicles”.