Section 7
of Trafficking and Smuggling of Persons Order, 2004
Section 7
(1)
Any person who engages in people smuggling, regardless of whether the smuggled person arrives in the receiving country, shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 30 years and whipping.
(2)
Where in any proceeding for an offence under subsection (1), it is proved that the defendant arranged or assisted the unlawful entry of any person into any receiving country !including Brunei Darussalam) of which that person was not a citizen or a permanent resident, it shall be presumed, until the contrary is proved, that the defendant did so knowing that such person's entry was unlawful and in order to obtain a financial or other material benefit.
2656
Offence to facilitate stay of a smuggled person.