In order to remedy to difficulties in enforcement of court convictions for illegal fishing by foreign crafts, this Act empowers the Court to authorise the Principal Immigration Officer to prevent offending persons from leaving Kiribati so long as their fines are not paid. Where the owner and charterer are not physically present in Kiribati at the time of conviction by the Court, the Master shall be deemed to be the owner or charterer as the case may be. Furthermore, the cost of the arrest of any foreign fishing vessel fishing illegally in Kiribati's fisheries zone or limit shall be borne by the master, owner or charterer as appropriate.