Section 22 — IMMIGRATION ACT 1959/63

(i)

furnish to an immigration officer a complete list of the members of the crew in such form and containing such particulars as may be prescribed;

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(ii)

produce to an immigration officer for inspection and interrogation all the members of the crew;

(iii)

furnish to an immigration officer in triplicate identification cards of each member of the crew in such form as may be prescribed;

(iv)

submit to such search of his vessel by an immigration officer as may be necessary to establish the presence or absence of other persons on board;

(v)

produce to an immigration officer his ship’s papers;

(vi)

report to an immigration officer the presence on board of any stowaway or any unauthorized person or any person proceeding to any state or country on his removal from any other state or country by the competent authorities of that state or country; and

(vii)

furnish to an immigration officer in triplicate a general declaration in accordance with Appendix 1 to the

Convention Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic 1965.

(b)

In the case of vessels carrying passengers the master shall, in addition, produce—

(i)

a complete list of all the passengers in such form and containing such particulars as may be prescribed;

(ii)

in relation to every passenger disembarking in Malaysia such particulars in such form as may be prescribed; and

(iii)

all passengers for inspection and interrogation.

(2)

The captain of every aircraft arriving in or leaving Malaysia shall—

(a)

produce to an immigration officer a passenger list as prescribed under subparagraph (1)(b)(i) or in accordance with Annex 9 to the Convention on International Civil

Aviation;

(b)

produce to an immigration officer in relation to every passenger landing in Malaysia such particulars in such form as may be prescribed;

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(c)

produce to an immigration officer a complete list of the members of the crew of his aircraft as prescribed under subparagraph (1)(a)(i) or in accordance with Annex 9 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation;

(d)

produce to an immigration officer the members of the crew and passengers of the aircraft for inspection and interrogation as directed either generally or specifically by an immigration officer;

(e)

submit to such search of his aircraft by an immigration officer as may be necessary to establish the presence or absence of other persons on board; and

(f)

report to an immigration officer the presence on board of any stowaway or unauthorized person or any person proceeding to any state or country on his removal from any other state or country by the competent authorities of that state or country.

(3)

The master of any vessel or the captain of any aircraft who contravenes or fails to comply with subsection (1) or (2), as the case may be, and any person who hinders or obstructs any search of a vessel or aircraft as aforesaid, shall be guilty of an offence against this Act.

(4)

If any person is found on board a vessel or aircraft whose presence has not been reported as aforesaid, the master of the vessel or the captain of the aircraft, as the case may be, shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit in respect of each such person.

(5)

In any proceedings under this section the certificate in writing of an immigration officer who boarded or examined the vessel or aircraft to the effect that it carried on arrival in Malaysia a total number of crew corresponding in description to the particulars on the identification cards furnished under subparagraph (1)(a)(iii) or on the list produced under paragraph (2)(c) shall be conclusive proof that the vessel or aircraft did on arrival carry that number of crew.