Fisheries Act 1966 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Offences
15. Sale of fish pending result of prosecution
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Any fish seized by an authorised officer or police officer in accordance with the provisions of this Act may be sold immediately.
fish
“fish” includes any of the varieties of marine, brackish water or fresh water fishes, crustacea, aquatic mollusca, turtles, marine sponges, trepang and any other form of aquatic life and the young and eggs thereof;
The proceeds of sale under subsection (1) shall be held to abide the result of any prosecution or claim.
Where there is no prosecution or claim, the proceeds of sale shall be paid to the person from whom the fish was seized and if that person cannot be ascertained, the proceeds of sale shall be paid to the Agency.
Agency
“Agency” means the Singapore Food Agency established by the Singapore Food Agency Act 2019;