Provision of passenger and crew information by master, etc., of train arriving in, leaving or due to leave Singapore
23A.—(1)  Subject to section 23B(4), the master, owner, agent or charterer of every train arriving at any train checkpoint in Singapore from a place outside Singapore or leaving or due to leave any train checkpoint in Singapore to a place outside Singapore must, at an authorised train checkpoint and if required to do so by an immigration officer —
(a)within such time, in such form and manner and containing such particulars of the crew as may be prescribed, furnish to that officer a complete list of all the crew who are or will be on board the train at the time of its arrival at the train checkpoint or departure from the train checkpoint, 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)submit to such search of the train as may be necessary to establish the presence or absence of other persons on board; and
(d)upon the arrival of the train at or before the departure of the train from the train checkpoint (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 a train carrying passengers, the master 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 train at the time of its arrival at the train checkpoint or departure from the train checkpoint, 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 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 train who contravenes subsection (1) or (2), and any person who hinders or obstructs any search of a train under subsection (1)(c), shall each be guilty of an offence.
(4)  If any person whose presence has not been reported under subsection (1)(d) is found on board the train, the master, owner, agent and charterer of the train 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 train to the effect that the train carried, on arrival in Singapore, a total number of crew corresponding in description to the particulars on the list furnished under subsection (1)(a) is conclusive proof that the train did on arrival carry that number of crew.