Immigration Act · 2023 Revised Edition · Part · Entry and Re-Entry Permits
14. Cancellation of permits
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
When the holder of any Entry Permit or Re-entry Permit seeks to enter Brunei Darussalam accompanied by any child whose name is not endorsed upon the permit under the provisions of section 12 and who is not otherwise entitled to enter Brunei Darussalam under the provisions of this
Entry Permit
“Entry Permit” means a Permit to enter and includes a Permit to remain in Brunei Darussalam issued under the provisions of section 10(2);
Act, the Controller may cancel the permit issued to such person.
Controller
“Controller” means the Controller of Immigration appointed under section 3;
Immigration
When upon the arrival in Brunei Darussalam of any person to whom an Entry Permit or Re-entry Permit has been issued, the Controller is satisfied, as a result of enquiries made under section 24, 25 or 26, or from other information, that any permit was issued as a result of any false representation or concealment of a material fact, the Controller may cancel the permit.
When at any time, during the period of validity of an Entry
entry
“entry” means — (a) in the case of a person arriving by sea, disembarking in Brunei Darussalam from the vessel in which he arrives; (b) in the case of a person arriving at an authorised airport by air, leaving the precincts of such airport; (c) in the case of a person who enters by land and proceeds to an immigration control post in accordance with section 26(1), leaving the precincts of such post for any purpose other than that of departing from Brunei Darussalam by an approved route for some place outside Brunei Darussalam; and (d) in any other case, any entry into Brunei Darussalam by land, sea or air: Provided that it shall not include in any case an entry made for the purpose of complying with this Act or an entry expressly or impliedly sanctioned by an Immigration Officer for the purpose of an enquiry, proceeding or detention under the provisions of this Act;
Permit or Re-entry Permit, the Controller is satisfied that the holder of such
Re-entry Permit
“Re-entry Permit” means a Permit to re-enter Brunei Darussalam issued under the provisions of section 11(2);
Entry Permit or Re-entry Permit is a prohibited immigrant, the Controller shall cancel the permit.
prohibited immigrant
“prohibited immigrant” means a person declared to be a prohibited immigrant under section 8(1);
Where any person has entered Brunei Darussalam by virtue of an Entry Permit or a Re-entry Permit and the Controller is satisfied that —
any material statement made in or in connection with the application for the permit was false or misleading; or
the person is a member of any of the prohibited classes defined in section 8(2), the Controller may, unless the person was entitled at the time of the entry, or has subsequently become entitled to enter Brunei Darussalam under the provisions of section 7(1), declare at any time within 2 years after the date of the entry, that the presence of the person in Brunei Darussalam is unlawful.
On making any cancellation under subsection (2) or (3), or on making any declaration under subsection (4), the Controller shall, by notice which, if the address of the person is known, shall be sent to him at such address and otherwise shall be published in such manner as the Controller deems fit, inform the person affected thereby of the grounds on which such cancellation or declaration has been made and such person may appeal against the cancellation or declaration, as the case may be, within such time and such manner as may be prescribed to the Minister, whose decision is final.
Terms defined in s 2
Controller
Defined · s 2“Controller” means the Controller of Immigration appointed under section 3;
entry
Defined · s 2“entry” means — (a) in the case of a person arriving by sea, disembarking in Brunei Darussalam from the vessel in which he arrives; (b) in the case of a person arriving at an authorised airport by air, leaving the precincts of such airport; (c) in the case of a person who enters by land and proceeds to an immigration control post in accordance with section 26(1), leaving the precincts of such post for any purpose other than that of departing from Brunei Darussalam by an approved route for some place outside Brunei Darussalam; and (d) in any other case, any entry into Brunei Darussalam by land, sea or air: Provided that it shall not include in any case an entry made for the purpose of complying with this Act or an entry expressly or impliedly sanctioned by an Immigration Officer for the purpose of an enquiry, proceeding or detention under the provisions of this Act;
Entry Permit
Defined · s 2“Entry Permit” means a Permit to enter and includes a Permit to remain in Brunei Darussalam issued under the provisions of section 10(2);
prohibited immigrant
Defined · s 2“prohibited immigrant” means a person declared to be a prohibited immigrant under section 8(1);
Re-entry Permit
Defined · s 2“Re-entry Permit” means a Permit to re-enter Brunei Darussalam issued under the provisions of section 11(2);
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