Immigration Act · 2023 Revised Edition · Part · General
43. Signing on or bringing as one of crew any person with intent to land contrary to Act
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Any transportation company and any person, including the master and the owner of a vessel or aircraft arriving in Brunei Darussalam, who has knowingly signed on the ship’s articles or brought to Brunei Darussalam as a member of the crew of such vessel or aircraft any person with intent to permit such person to enter Brunei Darussalam contrary to the provisions of this Act or of any regulations made thereunder, or who represents to an
transportation company
“transportation company” means any government, municipality, body corporate, or organisation, firm or person carrying or providing for the transit of passengers, whether by vessel, aircraft, railway, highway or otherwise, and includes any two or more such transporting companies co-operating in the business of carrying passengers;
Immigration Officer that any such person is a bona fide member of the crew of such vessel or aircraft, is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $4,000 and not less than $200 in respect of each such person.
Immigration Officer
“Immigration Officer” means the Controller and any person appointed under section 3 and includes a Senior Immigration Officer;
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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;
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;
transportation company
Defined · s 2“transportation company” means any government, municipality, body corporate, or organisation, firm or person carrying or providing for the transit of passengers, whether by vessel, aircraft, railway, highway or otherwise, and includes any two or more such transporting companies co-operating in the business of carrying passengers;