Piracy Act 2001 · As enacted · Part II · Offences
11. Forfeiture
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Where any person is convicted of an offence under sections 3, 4 or 5 of this Act, the Court shall make order that any ship, motor vehicle or mode of conveyance or property, used in, or in connection with, the commission of such offence, be forfeited to the State, unless the owner of
ship
“ship” means every description of ship or vessel or boat, or any other description of vessel used in navigation and includes all equipment, apparel and appurtenances (excluding supplies for sustenance) which are necessary for the navigation and conduct of the business of the ship;
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such ship, motor vehicle or mode of conveyance or property or the person legally entitled to the possession thereof, establishes to the satisfaction of court, that such ship, motor vehicle, or mode of conveyance or property was used in or in connection with the commission of such offence without his knowledge or connivance.
motor vehicle
“motor vehicle” has the same meaning as in the Motor Traffic Act;
Any ship, motor vehicle or mode of conveyance or property forfeited by an order made under subsection (1), shall vest absolutely in the State. Such vesting shall take effect —
where no appeal has been made to the Court of
Appeal or Supreme Court within the period allowed therefor, after the expiration of the period within which an appeal may be preferred to the Court of
Appeal or the Supreme Court, as the case may be, against the order of forfeiture ; or
where an appeal has been preferred to the Court of
Appeal or Supreme Court as the case may be, against the order of forfeiture, upon the final determination of such appeal affirming or upholding the order of forfeiture.
Where any ship, motor vehicle or mode of conveyance or property is vested in the State by an order made under subsection (1), the Court shall cause such ship, motor vehicle or mode of conveyance or property to be sold by public auction and the proceeds of sale credited to the Sri Lanka Ports
Authority.