Immigration Act · 2023 Revised Edition · Part · Procedure on Arrival in and Departure from Brunei Darussalam
19. Persons not to board or leave vessel or flying boat until examination completed
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Save under and in accordance with any authority granted by a
Senior Immigration Officer, no person other than —
Senior Immigration Officer
“Senior Immigration Officer” means a Senior Immigration Officer and any other person of or above the rank of Assistant Controller appointed under section 3;
the pilot of the vessel;
any Government officer boarding the vessel or flying boat on duty;
the owner, charterer or agent of the vessel or flying boat; or
a Consular representative to Brunei Darussalam of the country or state to which the vessel or flying boat belongs, or if the vessel or flying boat belongs to a country within the Commonwealth, an accredited representative in Brunei Darussalam of the government of such country, shall leave or board a vessel or flying boat arriving in Brunei Darussalam, nor may any person (other than the crew of a vessel carrying any such person) approach within 30 feet of the vessel or flying boat, until the vessel or flying boat has been examined by a Senior Immigration Officer and, in the case of a vessel, the immigration signal has been hauled down.
Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of subsection (1) is guilty of an offence, and every such person leaving a vessel or flying boat in contravention of subsection (1) shall if so required by an
flying boat
“flying boat” means any aircraft designed to alight, and alighting on water;
Immigration Officer return forthwith to such vessel or flying boat and remain thereon and the master of the vessel or flying boat shall be bound to re-embark such person or board a vessel departing from Brunei Darussalam after it has been examined by an Immigration Officer just before its departure.
Immigration Officer
“Immigration Officer” means the Controller and any person appointed under section 3 and includes a Senior Immigration Officer;
Terms defined in s 2
crew
Defined · s 2“crew” includes every seaman on a vessel, and every person employed in the operation of an aircraft or in any service rendered to the crew or passengers of such aircraft while in flight;
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;
immigration signal
Defined · s 2“immigration signal” means such signal as may be prescribed for vessels which arrive in Brunei Darussalam;
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;
Senior Immigration Officer
Defined · s 2“Senior Immigration Officer” means a Senior Immigration Officer and any other person of or above the rank of Assistant Controller appointed under section 3;
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Removal from Brunei Darussalam
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