Immigration Act · 2023 Revised Edition · Part · Procedure on Arrival in and Departure from Brunei Darussalam
17. Vessel or flying boat to proceed to Immigration Anchorage or other place ordered by Immigration Officer
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
The Controller may, by notification published in the Gazette, declare any place in any river or within the territorial waters of
Controller
“Controller” means the Controller of Immigration appointed under section 3;
Brunei Darussalam to be an Immigration Anchorage, either for vessels generally or for vessels of a class specified in the notification or for flying boats; and the master of any vessel or flying boat which arrives at or is about to leave a place where an Immigration Anchorage, either for vessels generally or for vessels of a class to which such vessel belongs or for flying boats, has been declared shall, subject to any directions given under subsection (3), forthwith navigate his vessel or flying boat to such anchorage and shall remain there until an Immigration Officer gives him permission to leave.
flying boat
“flying boat” means any aircraft designed to alight, and alighting on water;
No vessel or flying boat carrying passengers, other than a vessel which plies solely between ports in Brunei Darussalam, shall proceed to any place in Brunei Darussalam other than a place within which an Immigration
Anchorage has been declared under subsection (1).
The master of every vessel or flying boat which arrives in or is about to leave Brunei Darussalam shall, if so ordered by an Immigration
master
“master” means in relation to a vessel, any person having command thereof and in relation to an aircraft, the captain thereof;
Officer, anchor or tie up his vessel or flying boat at such place as may be ordered, and shall remain there until an Immigration Officer gives him permission to leave.
Immigration Officer
“Immigration Officer” means the Controller and any person appointed under section 3 and includes a Senior Immigration Officer;
The master of any vessel or flying boat who, without reasonable cause, contravenes or fails to comply with any provisions of this section or any order made or direction given thereunder is guilty of an offence.
Terms defined in s 2
Controller
Defined · s 2“Controller” means the Controller of Immigration appointed under section 3;
flying boat
Defined · s 2“flying boat” means any aircraft designed to alight, and alighting on water;
Immigration Officer
Defined · s 2“Immigration Officer” means the Controller and any person appointed under section 3 and includes a Senior Immigration Officer;
master
Defined · s 2“master” means in relation to a vessel, any person having command thereof and in relation to an aircraft, the captain thereof;
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