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otherwise have ceased to exist; and
(g) any conditions placed on the vessel's release are sufficient to address the reasons for the detention; and
(h) the vessel is, or will be, no longer involved in a contravention of the national law.

20 Arrangements to return vessel
       (1) The National Regulator must, within 7 days after making a decision mentioned in section 19, give notice in writing to:
(a) the owner of the vessel; or
(b) if no such person is able to be located — the person who had possession or control of the vessel immediately before it was detained.
       (2) The notice must:
(a) tell the person that the vessel is to be returned, and of any conditions for the return; and
(b) ask the person for details of the person to whom the vessel is to be returned.

21 Steps to be taken
        The vessel must be returned as soon as practicable to the owner of the vessel or a person authorised in writing by the owner to take possession of it.
Division 7 Infringement notices

22 When infringement notices can be given
        If there are reasonable grounds for believing that a person has committed an offence against a section of the national law or a Marine Order mentioned in Schedule 1, the National Regulator or a marine safety inspector may give to the person an infringement notice for the infringement notice penalty mentioned in Schedule 1 for the offence.

23 Contents of infringement notice
       (1) The notice must include the following information:
(a) the name and address of the person given the notice;
(b) if the person is an individual — the person's date of birth;
(c) the provision of the national law or the Marine Orders that it is alleged has been contravened;
(d) details of the alleged offence, including:
 (i) the day and, if appropriate, the time when it is alleged to have been committed; and
 (ii) the place where it is alleged to have been committed;
(e) the maximum penalty that may be imposed by a court for the offence;
(f) the amount payable as the infringement notice penalty;
(g) a statement that the person can apply for an extension of time to pay under section 27;
(h) a statement that, if the person prefers that the matter not be dealt with by a court, they may signify that preference by paying the infringement notice penalty:
 (i) before the end of 28 days after the day the notice is given; or
 (ii) if a further period is allowed by the National Regulator under section 27 — before the end of the further period; or
 (iii) if payment by instalments is permitted by the National