197. Cheating by pilgrim brokers
Feedback & supportAny pilgrim broker who —
pilgrim broker
“pilgrim broker” means —(a)any person who is concerned in bringing into Singapore, any pilgrim, but does not include the owner, agent or master of the ship by which such pilgrim is brought into Singapore;(b)any person, other than the owner or agent of a ship, who buys and resells, or sells on commission, or negotiates or takes any reward for the purchase or sale of passage tickets for pilgrims;(c)any person who supplies or offers to supply lodging or board or any house accommodation to a pilgrim; and(d)any person who directly or indirectly for reward, gain or expectation thereof advises or influences or attempts to influence any pilgrim on any matter relating to his pilgrimage;
commits a breach of any of the terms or conditions of his licence; or
by fraud or false representation —
representation
“representation” means probate, administration, confirmation or other instrument constituting a person the executor, administrator or other representative of a deceased person, and “legal personal representative” means the person so constituted executor, administrator or other representative of a deceased person;
induces any pilgrim to travel by any other ship than that intended by him; or
pilgrim
“pilgrim” means a Muslim passenger of any age or of either sex, journeying or about to journey from any port in Singapore to any port in the Red Sea or in the Gulf of Aden or in the Arabian Sea, except ports in India or Pakistan, with a view to the pilgrimage to the Hedjaz or returning from such journey;Explanations.—(1) A Muslim passenger who has embarked with the intention of going to the Hedjaz, but is returning without having actually landed there, shall be deemed to be a pilgrim for the purposes of this Part.(2) Every passenger, whether a pilgrim or not, on board a pilgrim ship shall be deemed to be a pilgrim for the purposes of this Part.(3) A Muslim passenger who journeys by ship to a port in India or Pakistan with the intention of going to the Hedjaz and disembarks at such port shall not be deemed to be a pilgrim for the purposes of this Part.
delays the voyage of any pilgrim,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both, and his licence may be forfeited.[214
voyage
“voyage” means the whole time and the whole distance between the ship’s port or place of departure and her final port or place of arrival;