Defence Act 1954
Penalties for contravention of bye-laws.
283.—(1) If any person contravenes any bye-law, such person shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding F415[150] pounds, and the court may order any animal, vehicle, vessel or other thing, the property of such person, which is in the area to which the bye-law relates at the time of such contravention, to be forfeited.
(2) Where any animal, vehicle, vessel or other thing is forfeited under this section, it shall be sold in accordance with the directions of the Minister and the proceeds of the sale shall be paid into or disposed of for the benefit of the Exchequer in such manner as the Minister for Finance may direct.
Annotations
Amendments:
F415
Substituted (24.06.1987) by Defence (Amendment) Act 1987 (8/1987), s. 2, item 30, commenced on enactment, subject to transitional provision in s. 16. A fine of £150 converted (1.01.1999) to €190.46. This translates into a class E fine, not exceeding €500, as provided (4.01.2011) by Fines Act 2010 (8/2010), ss. 3, 8(3) and table ref. no. 3, S.I. No. 662 of 2010.