Immigration Act 1959 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Procedure on Arrival in and Departure from Singapore
23. Provision of passenger and crew information by captain, etc., of aircraft arriving in, leaving or due to leave Singapore
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The captain, operator, 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, if required to do so by an immigration officer —
leave
“leave” means —(a)in the case of a person leaving Singapore by sea, embarking in Singapore on a vessel which is about to leave Singapore and remaining on board such vessel at the time of its departure for any place outside Singapore;(b)in the case of a person leaving Singapore by air, boarding an aircraft in Singapore which is about to depart from Singapore; (c)in the case of a person leaving Singapore by land, boarding and remaining in a train or other vehicle which is about to leave Singapore; and (d)in the case of a vessel, an aircraft or a train leaving Singapore by sea, air or land (as the case may be), departing from any authorised departing place in Singapore by sea, or from any airport or train checkpoint in Singapore, for any place outside Singapore;
within such time, in such form and manner and containing such particulars as may be prescribed, furnish to the immigration officer (or another immigration officer) a complete and accurate 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;
within such time, in such form and manner and containing such particulars as may be prescribed, furnish to the immigration officer (or another immigration officer) a complete and accurate list of all passengers landing in or departing from Singapore;
within such time, in such form and manner and containing such particulars of the crew as may be prescribed, furnish to the immigration officer (or another immigration officer) a complete and accurate 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;
produce to the immigration officer (or another immigration officer) for inspection and interrogation every member of the crew and every passenger as directed (either generally or specifically) by the immigration officer; and
submit to such search of the aircraft as may be necessary to establish the presence or absence of other persons on board.
[Deleted by Act 31 of 2023 wef 31/07/2025]
Before the aircraft arrives at or departs from the airport (as the case may be), the master, operator, owner, agent or charterer must report to an immigration officer the presence on board of any stowaway, any unauthorised person, or any person proceeding to any country on that person’s removal from any other country by the competent authority of that other country.
immigration officer
“immigration officer” means any person appointed under section 3;
Any person who contravenes subsection (1)(a), (b) or (c) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.
The offence under subsection (2A) is a strict liability offence.
Any person who contravenes subsection (1)(d) or (e) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.
Any person who hinders or obstructs any search of an aircraft under subsection (1)(e) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.
If any person whose presence has not been reported under subsection (2) is found on board an aircraft, the captain, operator, 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.
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.
certificate
“certificate” means a certificate of status issued under the provisions of any regulations made under section 55;