Immigration Act · 2023 Revised Edition · Part · Procedure on Arrival in and Departure from Brunei Darussalam
26. Examination of persons entering Brunei Darussalam by land or at place other than authorised airport
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Every person who from a place outside Brunei Darussalam enters Brunei Darussalam by land shall enter at an authorised point of entry and shall proceed therefrom by an approved route, prescribed under section 5, to the nearest immigration control post and shall appear before the
authorised point of entry
“authorised point of entry” means respectively an airport, a landing place or a point of entry declared to be an authorised airport, landing place or point of entry, as the case may be, under section 5(1);
Senior Immigration Officer in charge of the post and shall if so required by the Senior Immigration Officer, furnish particulars about himself in such form as may be prescribed.
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;
Every person who from a place outside Brunei Darussalam arrives by sea or air in Brunei Darussalam at any place other than an authorised landing place or airport shall forthwith proceed to and appear before the nearest Senior Immigration Officer.
authorised landing place
“authorised landing place” means respectively an airport, a landing place or a point of entry declared to be an authorised airport, landing place or point of entry, as the case may be, under section 5(1);
Immigration
The Senior Immigration Officer before whom any person appears in accordance with the provisions of this section shall, if he considers that such person is prohibited from entering Brunei Darussalam under the provisions of this Act or of any regulations made thereunder, inform such person of his finding and such person shall in accordance with the instructions of the officer forthwith leave and depart from
Brunei Darussalam for a place outside Brunei Darussalam.
Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with any of the provisions of this section is guilty of an offence.
Terms defined in s 2
authorised airport
Defined · s 2“authorised airport” means respectively an airport, a landing place or a point of entry declared to be an authorised airport, landing place or point of entry, as the case may be, under section 5(1);
authorised landing place
Defined · s 2“authorised landing place” means respectively an airport, a landing place or a point of entry declared to be an authorised airport, landing place or point of entry, as the case may be, under section 5(1);
authorised point of entry
Defined · s 2“authorised point of entry” means respectively an airport, a landing place or a point of entry declared to be an authorised airport, landing place or point of entry, as the case may be, under section 5(1);
immigration control post
Defined · s 2“immigration control post” means a post established as such by the Controller at a place declared to be an immigration control post under section 5(1);
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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