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Detention of boat and persons pending prosecution.
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8.—Where a sea fisheries protection officer has in exercise of the powers conferred on him by the immediately preceding section taken any boat and the persons on board such boat to a port he shall, as soon as may be, bring the master of such boat and any other person on board such boat against whom proceedings for any offence under any section of this Act have been or are about to be instituted before a Justice of the District Court or, where no such Justice is immediately available, a Peace Commissioner, and thereupon such Justice or Peace Commissioner (as the case may be) shall, if he is satisfied that such proceedings have been or are about to be instituted against such master or other person, by order directed to a sea fisheries protection officer or officers require such officer or officers to detain at a specified port in Saorstát Eireann such boat and all persons on board such boat until such proceedings have been adjudicated upon by a Justice of the District Court, and such boat and persons shall be detained accordingly.
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