Versions of s. 316(7)
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Where a fine imposed under subsection (6) and the costs of conviction are not paid forthwith, the steamship, subject to the direction of the Minister, is liable to be seized and sold by a chief officer of customs, or any person thereto directed by the Minister, and the fine, the costs of conviction and the costs of the seizure and sale shall be paid out of the proceeds of the sale, and the surplus, if any, shall be paid over to the owner of the steamship.