Maritime Powers Bill [pdf, 151 KB]
...to deterrence. 29. Clause 43(2) provides that usual due process related to forfeited goods, as set out in the Customs and Excise Act 2018, applies to ships seized under the Bill. This provides the owners of seized ships with the usual options for appeal in cases where owners believe a ship has been wrongfully seized. 30. The approach taken to seizure in the Bill is not unusual, and such legislation is commonly, and necessarily, far-reaching in other comparable jurisdictions.11 It is rea...