Section 71: Power to dispose of pleasure craft

71. Power to dispose of pleasure craft (1) Where the owner of a pleasure craft is convicted of an offence under section 70, any expense incurred by or on behalf of the Director in implementing that section shall be recoverable as a civil debt from the licensee and the registered owner of the pleasure craft. (2) (a) Where a pleasure craft is taken to a place of safety under section 70, the Director shall, with all reasonable despatch, give notice thereof in writing to the registered owner, where his name and address is known, or in default at his last known address. (b) Where the pleasure craft is not claimed by its registered owner within one month of the date it is taken to a place of safety, the Director may, after giving one month's notice in the Gazette and in 2 daily newspapers of his intention to do so, sell by public auction or otherwise dispose of the pleasure craft. (c) Any proceeds from the sale or disposal of the pleasure craft shall be applied to the payment of— (i) any licence fee which may be due in respect of the pleasure craft; and (ii) any charge incurred in implementing this section. (d) Any surplus shall be— (i) paid to the registered owner of the pleasure craft; or (ii) where it is not claimed by the registered owner of the pleasure craft within 12 months after the date of its sale or disposal, forfeited to the Authority. PART VII – AUTHORISED CANVASSING