Singapore legislation
Clause 10
Clause 10
New section 23A
The Immigration Act is amended by inserting, immediately after section 23, the following section:“Production of lists and persons by master, etc., of train23A.—
The master, owner, agent or charterer of every train arriving in or leaving Singapore shall whenever required to do so by an immigration officer —
furnish to that officer a complete list of the members of the crew in such form and containing such particulars as may be prescribed;
produce to that officer for inspection and interrogation all the members of the crew;
submit to such search of his train as may be necessary to establish the presence or absence of other persons on board; and
report the presence on board of any stowaway or any unauthorised person or any person proceeding to any state or country on his removal from any other state or country by the competent authorities of that state or country.(2) In the case of a train carrying passengers, the master shall, in addition —
furnish a complete list of all passengers in such form and containing such particulars as may be prescribed;
furnish in relation to every passenger disembarking in or embarking from Singapore such particulars in such form as may be prescribed; and
produce all passengers for inspection and interrogation.(3) The master, owner, agent or charterer of any train who contravenes or fails to comply with subsection (1) or (2), and any person who hinders or obstructs any search of a train under subsection (1)(c), shall each be guilty of an offence.(4) If any person whose presence has not been reported under subsection (1)(d) is found on board the train, the master, owner, agent and charterer of the train 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 exceeding $10,000 in respect of each such person.(5) In any proceedings under this section, the certificate in writing of an immigration officer who boarded or examined any particular train to the effect that the train on arrival in Singapore carried a total number of crew corresponding in description to the particulars on the list furnished under subsection (1)(a) shall be conclusive proof that the train did on arrival carry that number of crew.”.