New Zealand Legislation: Acts

29 Forfeiture of radioactive materials or irradiating apparatus on conviction

• (1) Where any person is convicted of any offence against this Act in relation to any radioactive material, the District Court Judge may, in addition to imposing any penalty under section 26, order that all radioactive materials owned by that person and in respect which the offence was committed shall be forfeited to Her Majesty, and all such materials shall thereupon be deemed to be forfeited to Her Majesty accordingly.

  (2) Where any person is convicted of any offence by reason of his having acted in contravention of or having failed to comply with any provision of section 15 or subsection (6) of section 18, the District Court Judge may, in addition to imposing any penalty under section 26, order that the irradiating apparatus in respect of which the offence was committed shall be forfeited to Her Majesty, and every such irradiating apparatus shall thereupon be deemed to be forfeited to Her Majesty accordingly.

  (3) All radioactive materials and every irradiating apparatus forfeited under subsection (1) or subsection (2) shall be sold or otherwise disposed of in such manner as the Minister directs.

  Compare: 1949 No 42 s 27

  Section 29(1): amended, on 1 April 1980, by section 18(2) of the District Courts Amendment Act 1979 (1979 No 90).

  Section 29(2): amended, on 1 April 1980, by section 18(2) of the District Courts Amendment Act 1979 (1979 No 90).