Singapore legislation
Clause 15
Clause 15
New section 23B
The Immigration Act is amended by inserting, immediately after section 23A, the following section:“Provision of passenger and crew information in advance by master, etc., of train due to arrive in Singapore23B.—
The master, owner, agent or charterer of every train which is due to arrive at any train checkpoint in Singapore from a place outside Singapore shall, upon being given reasonable prior notice in writing by the Controller to comply with this section —
within such time prior to the arrival of the train at the train checkpoint, in such form and manner and containing such particulars of the crew as may be prescribed, furnish to the Controller a complete list of all the crew who are or will be on board the train at the time of its arrival at the train checkpoint;
within such time prior to the arrival of the train at the train checkpoint and in such form and manner as may be prescribed, furnish to the Controller a complete list of all passengers who are or will be on board the train at the time of its arrival at the train checkpoint; and
furnish to the Controller in relation to every passenger disembarking in Singapore, such particulars regarding one or both of the following:
advance passenger information;
information recorded in the passenger reservation system for that train,within such time prior to the arrival of the train at the train checkpoint and in such form and manner as may be prescribed.(2) The Controller may at any time by notice in writing to the master, owner, agent or charterer of a train, revoke the notice given to him under subsection (1).(3) The master, owner, agent or charterer of a train who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence.(4) Any master, owner, agent or charterer of a train who is required to comply with this section need not comply with section 23A(1)(a) and (2)(a) and (b) unless so required by an immigration officer.”.