43. Security to prevent unlawful landing

An immigration officer may demand security from the master, operator, owner, charterer or agent or consignee of any vessel, aircraft, train or bus from which the immigration officer has reasonable grounds to believe that any person is about to disembark in or enter Singapore in contravention of the provisions of this Act or the regulations, and may refuse to release the vessel, aircraft, train or bus from examination until the security is furnished.

Despite subsection (1), an immigration officer may demand security from the master, operator, owner, charterer or agent of any vessel to ensure that no member of the crew of the vessel disembarks in or enters Singapore in contravention of the provisions of this Act or the regulations, and may refuse to release the vessel from examination until the security is furnished.

The Controller may, if satisfied that any person has disembarked in or entered Singapore from any vessel, aircraft, train or bus, in respect of which security has been furnished under subsection (1) or (1A), in contravention of any provisions of this Act or the regulations, direct the forfeiture of the security or any part thereof.

The Controller must not direct the forfeiture of any security under subsection (2) if he or she is satisfied that the master, operator, owner, charterer, agent or consignee took every reasonable precaution to prevent any person from so disembarking in or entering Singapore.

The security under subsection (1) or (1A) shall be given in such manner and form as the Controller may determine and may be by bond, guarantee, cash deposit or any other method, or by 2 or more different methods.