Immigration (Amendment) Bill

Bill No. 26/1969

Read the first time on 22nd December 1969.

An Act to amend the Immigration Ordinance, 1959, of Malaysia in its application to Singapore.

Be it enacted by the President with the advice and consent of the Parliament of Singapore, as follows: —

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Immigration (Amendment) Act, 1969.

Amendment of section 2

2. Section 2 of the Immigration Ordinance, 1959 (Malaysian Ord. 12 of 1959) (hereinafter in this Act referred to as “the Ordinance”) is hereby amended —

(a)

by inserting immediately after the definition of “crew” appearing therein the following new definition: —

“ “employ” means to engage or use the service of any person and to pay such person for services rendered or work done or to remunerate such person on a piece rate or on a commission basis;”; and

(b)

by inserting immediately after the definition of “Entry Permit” appearing therein the following new definition: —

“ “harbour” means to give food or shelter, and includes the act of assisting a person in any way to evade apprehension;”.

Amendment of section 6

3. Subsection (3) of section 6 of the Ordinance is hereby amended by inserting immediately after the word “Ordinance” appearing at the end thereof the words “and shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to a fine not exceeding four thousand dollars or to both such imprisonment and fine”.

Amendment of section 15

4. Subsection (2) of section 15 of the Ordinance is hereby amended by deleting the expression “paragraph (a) of” appearing therein.

Amendment of section 56

5. Subsection (1) of section 56 of the Ordinance is hereby amended —

(a)

by inserting immediately before the word “attempts” appearing in paragraph (a) thereof the words “enters unlawfully or”;

(b)

by inserting immediately after paragraph (b) thereof the following new paragraph: —

“(c)	engages in the business or trade of conveying to Singapore in or on any vessel, aircraft or vehicle any person whom he knows or has reasonable grounds for believing is a prohibited immigrant; or”;

(c)

by deleting paragraph (d) thereof and substituting therefor the following: —

“(d)	harbours any person who has acted in contravention of the provisions of this Ordinance or of any regulations made thereunder; or”;

(d)

by inserting immediately after paragraph (d) thereof the following new paragraph: —

“(e)	employs any person who has acted in contravention of the provisions of section 6, 15 or 36 of this Ordinance or of any regulations made thereunder; or”; and

(e)

by inserting immediately after the word “Ordinance” appearing in the last line thereof the following: —

“and shall be liable on conviction —

(i)	in the case of an offence under paragraph (c) of this subsection to imprisonment for a term of two years and to a fine not exceeding four thousand dollars;
(ii)	in the case of an offence under paragraph (a), (b), (d) or (e) of this subsection to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to a fine not exceeding four thousand dollars or to both such imprisonment and fine; and
(iii)	in the case of an offence under paragraph (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k) or (l) of this subsection to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars or to both such imprisonment and fine”.

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