Immigration Act 1959 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Procedure on Arrival in and Departure from Singapore
23E. Offence by employee, etc., of operator, etc., of vessel, aircraft, train or bus
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If a person (called in this section the offender) contravenes a relevant provision in respect of a conveyance, a related individual who (whether by act or omission) intentionally or knowingly causes or enables the offender to contravene the relevant provision shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.
In this section —
“conveyance” means a vessel, an aircraft, a train or a bus;
vessel
“vessel” includes any ship or boat or other description of floating craft used in navigation, and includes any tackle, equipment, book, document, goods, cargo or things carried therein or thereon.
“related individual”, for an offender, means —
the master of the conveyance in respect of which the offender contravenes a relevant provision; or
an officer or employee of the offender;
“relevant provision” means —
for a vessel — section 22(1)(a) or (2)(a) or (b) or 22A(1)(a), (b) or (c);
for an aircraft — section 23(1)(a), (b) or (c) or 23AA(1)(a), (b) or (c);
for a train — section 23A(1)(a) or (2)(a) or (b) or 23B(1)(a), (b) or (c); or
for a bus — section 23C(1)(a), (b) or (c) or 23D(1)(a), (b) or (c).