Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)Chapter IX : Offences, Penal Provisions and Legal Procedure325. Release from forfeiture or mitigation of penalties |
The Authority may—
| (a) | direct that any ship or any share in a ship or any goods detained, seized or forfeited under this Act be released or delivered to the owner thereof; or |
| (b) | mitigate or remit any penalty incurred under this Act, not being a sentence imposed after conviction by a court of law, |
on such conditions as to it appear proper: Provided that if the owner of any ship, share or goods referred to in paragraph (a) accepts such conditions he shall not thereafter be entitled to institute or maintain any action or other proceedings for damages on account of the detention, seizure or forfeiture.
[Section 325 substituted by section 2(2) of Act No. 5 of 1998]