Section 22
Production of certain lists and persons by masters of vessels
(1)
The master of every vessel arriving in or leaving
Brunei Darussalam shall, whenever required to do so by a Senior
Immigration Officer —
(a)
exhibit to the officer a complete list of the members of the crew in such form, and containing such particulars, as may be prescribed;
(b)
produce to the officer for inspection and interrogation all the members of the crew;
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(c)
furnish to the officer, in triplicate, identification cards of each member of the crew in such form as may be prescribed;
(d)
submit to such search of his vessel as may be necessary to establish the presence or absence of other persons on board;
(e)
produce his ship’s papers; and
(f)
report the presence on board of any stowaway or any unauthorised person or any person proceeding to any state or country on his removal from any other state or country by the competent authorities of the state or country.
(2)
In the case of vessels carrying passengers, the master shall, in addition, produce —
(a)
a complete list of all the passengers in such form, and containing such particulars, as may be prescribed;
(b)
in relation to every passenger disembarking in or embarking from Brunei Darussalam, such particulars in such form as may be prescribed; and
(c)
all passengers for inspection and interrogation.
(3)
The master of any vessel who contravenes or fails to comply with any of the provisions of subsection (1) or (2), and any person who hinders or obstructs any search of a vessel under subsection (1)(d) is guilty of an offence.
(4)
If any person is found on board a vessel whose presence should have, but has not, been reported in accordance with subsection (1)(f), the master of such vessel is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of $1,000 in respect of each such person.
(5)
In any proceedings under this section, the certificate in writing of a Senior Immigration Officer who boards or examines any particular vessel to the effect that the vessel carried, on arrival in Brunei Darussalam, a total number of seamen corresponding in description to the particulars on the identification cards furnished under subsection (1)(c) shall be conclusive proof that such vessel did on arrival carry such number of seamen.
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