Section 44
Security to prevent unlawful landing
(1)
A Senior Immigration Officer may —
(a)
demand security, whether by deposit or otherwise, from the master, owner, charterer, agent or consignee of any vessel or aircraft from which he has reasonable grounds to believe that any person is about to disembark in or enter Brunei Darussalam in contravention of the provisions of this Act or of any regulations made thereunder; and
(b)
refuse to release the vessel or aircraft from examination until the security is furnished.
(2)
The Controller may, if satisfied that any person has disembarked in or entered Brunei Darussalam from any vessel or aircraft, in respect of which security has been furnished under subsection (1), in contravention of any provisions of this Act or of any regulations made thereunder, direct the forfeiture of such security or any part thereof:
Provided that the Controller shall not direct the forfeiture of any security under this subsection if he is satisfied that the master, owner, charterer, agent or consignee took every reasonable precaution to prevent any person from so disembarking in or entering Brunei Darussalam.
(3)
When a Senior Immigration Officer in lieu of requiring a deposit under the provisions of subsection (1) requires security by a bond with or without sureties, such bond shall be in the prescribed form.