Malaysia legislation
Section 5
Section 5
Section 22 of the principal Act is amended—
(a)
in the shoulder note, by substituting for the words “and captains of aircraft” the words “, captains of aircraft and drivers of trains”;
(b)
by substituting for subsection (1) the following subsection:
“(1) The master, owner, agent or charterer of a vessel, the captain of an aircraft or the driver of a train arriving in or leaving Malaysia shall—
(a)
if so required by an immigration officer, produce any crew or passenger for inspection and interrogation to the immigration officer;
(b)
submit to such search of the vessel, aircraft or train by an immigration officer as may be necessary to establish the presence or absence of other persons on board; and
(c)
in the case of vessel, produce any document relating to the vessel as may be required by an immigration officer.”;
(c)
by substituting for subsection (2) the following subsection:
“(2) The master, owner, agent or charterer of a vessel, the captain of an aircraft or the driver of a train arriving in or leaving Malaysia shall 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 the person’s removal from any other state or country by the competent authorities of that other state or country.”;
Immigration (Amendment)
(d)
by substituting for subsection (3) the following subsection:
“(3) The master, owner, agent or charterer of any vessel, the captain of any aircraft or the driver of any train who contravenes or fails to comply with subsection (1) or (2); or any person who hinders or obstructs any examination of a vessel, aircraft or train, shall be guilty of an offence against this Act.”;
(e)
in subsection (4)—
(i)
by substituting for the words “or aircraft” the words
“, aircraft or train”; and
(ii)
by substituting for the words “or the captain of the aircraft” the words “, the captain of the aircraft or the driver of the train”; and
(f)
by substituting for subsection (5) the following subsection:
“(5) In any proceedings under this section, the certificate in writing of an immigration officer who boarded or examined the vessel, aircraft or train to the effect that it carried on arrival in Malaysia a total number of crew corresponding in description to the advance passenger information furnished under paragraph 21a(1)(b) shall be conclusive proof that the vessel, aircraft or train did on arrival carry that number of crew.”.
New section 22a