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Detention of boat pending appeal against conviction.
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12.—(1) Where a person is convicted by a Justice of the District Court of an offence under any section of this Act and sentenced to pay any fine, and the boat to which such person belongs has been detained under the provisions of this Act relating to detention of boat and persons pending prosecution, such Justice shall, by order directed to a sea-fisheries protection officer or officers, require such officer or officers in the event of an appeal being lodged against such conviction, to detain further, pending the determination of such appeal, at a specified port in Saorstát Eireann such boat, and such boat shall, subject to the provisions of the next following sub-section, be detained accordingly.
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(2) Where an order is made under the immediately preceding sub-section requiring any boat to be detained pending the determination of an appeal against a conviction a Justice of the District Court may, if security, which in the opinion of such Justice is satisfactory, is given for payment, in the event of such conviction being affirmed on such appeal, of a sum to be fixed by such Justice sufficient to cover the amount of the fine and costs (if any) awarded on such conviction and the costs of the prosecutor on such appeal, direct such boat to be released, and such boat shall be released accordingly.
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