Immigration (Amendment No. 4) Regulations 2006

No. S 523

Immigration Act

(Chapter 133)

Immigration (Amendment No. 4) Regulations 2006

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 55(1) of the Immigration Act, the Minister for Home Affairs hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Immigration (Amendment No. 4) Regulations 2006 and shall come into operation on 1st September 2006.

[G.N. Nos. S 433/98; S 602/98; S 194/99; S 599/99; S 459/2001; S 184/2002; S 226/2002; S 6/2003; S 201/2003; S 346/2004; S 396/2004; S 31/2005; S 615/2005; S 18/2006; S 245/2006; S 412/2006]

Amendment of regulation 16

2. Regulation 16 of the Immigration Regulations (Rg 1) is amended by inserting, immediately after paragraph (4), the following paragraph:

“(5) A landing pass issued to a member of the crew of any vessel, aircraft or train under paragraph (1) shall, unless otherwise directed or authorised by the Controller, be subject to the condition that the member of the crew shall re-embark the vessel, aircraft or train and leave Singapore when the vessel, aircraft or train leaves Singapore.”.

Deletion and substitution of regulation 23

3. Regulation 23 of the Immigration Regulations is deleted and the following regulation substituted therefor:

“Security in respect of crew

23.—(1) The Controller may, as a condition of, or for the issue of, a landing pass to a member of the crew of any vessel, aircraft or train, require the master, owner, charterer or agent of the vessel, aircraft or train to furnish such security as the Controller may determine for the compliance of the member of the crew with the provisions of the Act and the regulations, the conditions of the landing pass and the directions endorsed upon the landing pass.

(2) The security shall be given in such manner and form as the Controller may determine and may be by bond, guarantee, cash deposit or any other method, or by 2 or more different methods.

(3) The Controller may forfeit the security or any part thereof if he is satisfied that the member of the crew has contravened any provision of the Act or the regulations, any condition of his landing pass or any direction endorsed upon his landing pass.”.

Deletion and substitution of regulation 33

4. Regulation 33 of the Immigration Regulations is deleted and the following regulation substituted therefor:

“Security bond

33.—(1) Where an immigration officer requires security by a bond under section 43(4) of the Act for the purposes of section 43(1) of the Act, the bond shall be in Form 33.

(2) Where an immigration officer requires security by a bond under section 43(4) of the Act for the purposes of section 43(1A) of the Act, the bond shall be —

(a)

where the immigration officer requires the security to ensure the compliance of the crew of a vessel specified by the immigration officer, in Form 33; and

(b)

where the immigration officer requires the security to ensure the compliance of the crew of any vessel during a period specified by the immigration officer —

(i)	a bond from the master, owner, charterer or agent of the vessel in Form 33A; and
(ii)	a guarantee from a bank or an insurer in Form 33B.”.

Amendment of First Schedule

5. The First Schedule to the Immigration Regulations is amended —

(a)

by deleting Forms 20 and 20A;

(b)

by deleting the 6th and 7th paragraphs of Form 33 and substituting the following paragraph:

“If any of the said persons disembarks in or enters Singapore in contravention of the Immigration Act or the regulations ................... shall pay to the Government of Singapore $ .................... for each such person.”; and

(c)

by inserting, immediately after Form 33, the following Forms:

“FORM 33A

Regulation 33(2)(b) (i)

FORM 33B

Regulation 33(2)(b) (ii)

”.

Made this 1st day of September 2006.

BENNY LIM

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Home Affairs,
Singapore.

[ICA/0075/70 (1); AG/LEG/SL/133/2002/1 Vol. 3]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 55(2) of the Immigration Act).

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