Provision of passenger and crew information by master, etc., of vessel arriving in, leaving or due to leave Singapore
22.—(1)  Subject to section 22A(4), the master, owner, agent or charterer of every vessel arriving at any authorised landing place for persons arriving in Singapore by sea from a place outside Singapore or leaving or due to leave from any authorised departing place for persons leaving Singapore by sea to a place outside Singapore must —
(a)within such time, in such form and manner and containing such particulars of the crew as may be prescribed, furnish to an immigration officer a complete list of all the crew who are or will be on board the vessel at the time of its arrival at the authorised landing place or at the time of its departure from the authorised departing place, as the case may be;
(b)if so required by that immigration officer, produce to that immigration officer for inspection and interrogation every member of the crew, as directed, either generally or specifically, by that immigration officer;
(c)furnish to that immigration officer such evidence of identity of each member of the crew within such time and in such form and manner as may be prescribed;
(d)submit to such search of the vessel as may be necessary to establish the presence or absence of other persons on board;
(e)produce the vessel’s papers; and
(f)before the vessel arrives at the authorised landing place or departs from the authorised departing place (as the case may be), report the presence on board of any stowaway or any unauthorised person or any person proceeding to any state or country on the person’s removal from any other state or country by the competent authorities of that other state or country.
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(2)  In the case of vessels carrying passengers, the master, owner, agent or charterer must, in addition —
(a)within such time, in such form and manner and containing such particulars as may be prescribed, furnish a complete list of all passengers who are or will be on board the vessel at the time of its arrival at the authorised landing place or departure from the authorised departing place, as the case may be;
(b)furnish in relation to every passenger disembarking in or embarking from Singapore such particulars in such form and manner and within such time as may be prescribed; and
(c)if so required by an immigration officer, produce every passenger for inspection and interrogation as directed, either generally or specifically, by that immigration officer.
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(3)  The master, owner, agent or charterer of a vessel who contravenes subsection (1) or (2), and any person who hinders or obstructs any search of a vessel under subsection (1)(d), shall each be guilty of an offence.
(4)  If any person whose presence has not been reported under subsection (1)(f) is found on board the vessel, the master, owner, agent and charterer of the vessel shall each be guilty of an offence and shall each be liable on conviction to a fine of not less than $5,000 and not more than $10,000 in respect of each such person.
(5)  In any proceedings under this section, the certificate in writing of an immigration officer who boarded or examined any particular vessel to the effect that the vessel carried, on arrival in Singapore, a total number of seamen corresponding in description to the particulars on the identification cards furnished under subsection (1)(c) is conclusive proof that the vessel did on arrival carry that number of seamen.