46. Masters, owners, etc., liable for expenses

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Last amended by an amending law of 2023. 2 amendments in all.

(1)

If any person —

(a)

enters Singapore from any vessel, aircraft, train or bus contrary to the provisions of this Act or the regulations; (b)disembarks from any vessel on which he or she has been re‑embarked or to which he or she has been returned under section 19, 20 or 24; or

(c)

arrives at any authorised airport, authorised train checkpoint or authorised point of entry in Singapore in any aircraft, train or bus (as the case may be) and is required to leave Singapore under section 25, 25A or 26, as the case may be,the master, operator, owner, charterer and agent thereof shall be jointly and severally liable for all expenses incurred by the Government in respect of the detention and maintenance of the person and his or her removal from Singapore.

(2)

The expenses are recoverable as a debt due to the Government from the master, operator, owner, charterer and agent of the vessel, aircraft, train or bus jointly and severally.

Terms defined in s 2

authorised airport
Defined · s 2
“authorised airport”, “authorised landing place”, “authorised train checkpoint”, “authorised point of entry”, “authorised departing place” and “authorised point of departure” mean, respectively, an airport, a landing place, a train checkpoint, a point of entry, a departing place or a point of departure declared as such under section 5;
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authorised point of entry
Defined · s 2
“authorised airport”, “authorised landing place”, “authorised train checkpoint”, “authorised point of entry”, “authorised departing place” and “authorised point of departure” mean, respectively, an airport, a landing place, a train checkpoint, a point of entry, a departing place or a point of departure declared as such under section 5;
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authorised train checkpoint
Defined · s 2
“authorised airport”, “authorised landing place”, “authorised train checkpoint”, “authorised point of entry”, “authorised departing place” and “authorised point of departure” mean, respectively, an airport, a landing place, a train checkpoint, a point of entry, a departing place or a point of departure declared as such under section 5;
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leave
Defined · s 2
“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;
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regulations
Defined · s 2
“regulations” means regulations made under this Act;
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vessel
Defined · s 2
“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.
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46. Masters, owners, etc., liable for expenses

Terms defined in s 2

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