Singapore legislation
Section 23
Section 23
Provision of passenger and crew information by captain, etc., of aircraft arriving in, leaving or due to leave Singapore
(1)
Subject to section 23AA(4), the captain, owner, agent or charterer of every aircraft arriving at any airport in Singapore from a place outside Singapore or leaving or due to leave any airport in Singapore to a place outside Singapore must —
within such time, in such form and manner and containing such particulars as may be prescribed, furnish to an immigration officer a complete list of all passengers who are or will be on board the aircraft at the time of its arrival at the airport or departure from the airport, as the case may be;
furnish to that officer in relation to every passenger landing in or departing from Singapore such particulars in such form and manner within such time as may be prescribed;
within such time, in such form and manner and containing such particulars of the crew as may be prescribed, furnish to that officer a complete list of all the crew of the aircraft who are or will be on board the aircraft at the time of its arrival at the airport or departure from the airport, as the case may be;
if so required by an immigration officer, produce every member of the crew and every passenger of that aircraft for inspection and interrogation as directed, either generally or specifically, by the immigration officer;
submit to such search of the aircraft as may be necessary to establish the presence or absence of other persons on board; and
before the aircraft arrives at or departs from the airport (as the case may be), report the presence on board of any stowaway or any unauthorised person or any person proceeding to any state or country on the person’s removal from any other state or country by the competent authorities of that other state or country.
(2)
The captain, owner, agent or charterer of an aircraft who contravenes subsection (1), and any person who hinders or obstructs any search of an aircraft under subsection (1)(e), shall each be guilty of an offence.
(3)
If any person whose presence has not been reported under subsection (1)(f) is found on board an aircraft, the captain, owner, agent and charterer of the aircraft shall each be guilty of an offence and shall each be liable on conviction to a fine of not less than $5,000 and not more than $10,000 in respect of each such person.
(4)
In any proceedings under this section, the certificate in writing of an immigration officer who boarded or examined any particular aircraft to the effect that the aircraft carried, on arrival in Singapore, a total number of crew corresponding in description to the particulars on the list furnished under subsection (1)(c) is conclusive proof that the aircraft did on arrival carry that number of crew.