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Obligations of keepers of premises

offering Iesidencia! accommoda.. 6oo.

Obligation oo occupier of premises to

which section 25 does not apply.

Prohibition of

enuy or

discharge

without

permission

and provision

for taking security.

Exemption of

alico seamen

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26. (1) It shall be the duty of the keeper of any premises whether furnished or unfurnished where lodging or sleeping accommodation is provided for reward, to keep a record in auch form as may be prescribed, of all persons staying at the premises who are not under the age of 10 years.

(2) If so directed, the said keeper sball furnish to the Registrar of Aliens auch true returns ns may be prescribed.

(3) It shall be the duty of every person (whether au ulicu or not) staying at any such premises to eign, when so required, a statement of his nationality and, if an alien, to furnish and sign a statement of such other particulars as may be prescribed.

(4) All registers so kept shall be available at all times for inspection by the Registrar of Alieus or by any police officer.

27. Where there is resident in any premises to which section 26 does not apply, including hospitals, nursing homes, schoola and other institutions, any person whom the occupier of the premises knows or has reasonable cause to believe to be an alien, it shall be the duty of the occupier to satisfy himself as far as be reasonably can that the provisions of this Ordinance with respect to the registration of and reporting of his movements by that person have boon complied with und if he is not so satisfied to report the presence of that person to the nearest police station within forty-eight hours.

PART IV.

SEAMEN.

28. (1) No member of a crew who is an immigrant say enter the Colony save under and in accordance with the permit of the Immigration Officer.

(2)_The_Immigration Officer

may demand security whether by deposit or otherwise from the master, owner, charterer or agent or consigneo of the vessel or aircraft from which he has reasonable ground to suspect that any member of a crew is about to land contrary to the terms of any permit granted under sub-section (1) and may refuse to release the vessel or aircraft. from examination until such security is furnisbad.

(3) No member of a crew who is an immigtuut may be discharged or paid off in the Calony without the permission of the Immigration Officer and is any instance of contravention of this sub-section the master, owner, ngent or consignee shall be liable for the maintenance of the person soucerned and for the cost of bis repatriation to his place of birth or citizenship.

29. The provisions of Part III of this Ordinance, other than sections 25, 36 and 27, shall not apply to an alien who is a member dential of a crew unless he is discharged or paid off.

Exam rai-

provisions

of Part II

unless

discharged.

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REGISTRATION OF

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PART V.

GRANTS OTHER THAN ALIENS,

30. This Part shall be in force during such period or periods Part V only as the Governor may from time to time by proclamation in the to be enforced Gazette specify.

on Governor's proclama-

Moth

31. Every immigrant not registered as an alien under Part Reuth in III shall, when required, make and sign a returu in such form Commissioner as may be prescribed and true to the best of his knowledge and of Police

when belief and shall deliver auch return to the Commissioner of Police

required. at such time and place as the Commissioner of Police may direct.

dence.

32. If in any case it appears to the Commissioner of Police, Power to or any officer deputed by hini to receive and record such returns, require atten- that any return has not been duly made or that it is incomplete or incorrect or requires verification, and that it cannot be minde, completed, corrected or verified without the attendance of the person concerned, the Commissioner of Police may in bis absolute discretion by a notice served on such person require hia attendance at auch time and place as may be specified in the notice, and every person whose attendance is so required shall attend therent on the date and at the time specified in the notice and answer truthfully to the best of his knowledge and belief such questions as may be addressed to him by a police officer for the purpose of making, completing, correcting or verifying the returni Ang nation referred to in this section may be addressed to any person at his place of residence or business and served by post.

PART VI.

GENERAL.

General

33. (1) Any person who contravenes, or fails to comply with, any provision of this Ordinance or of any regulations made here. penalty. under or any condition of any permit given hereunder shall be guilty of an offence.

(2) Any person guilty of an offence for which no penalty is expressly provided shall be liable on summary conviction before a magistrate to a fiue not exceeding two thousand dollars and to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months.

(3) Aay immigrant who enters without a permit from the Immigration Officer or who enters in breach of any of the provisions of this Ordinance or who contravenes any condition aubject to which his entry bas been permitted shall upon conviction be liable in addition to expulsion from the Colony by order of the convicting magistrate. Any such order shall be sufficient authority for any police officer to arrest and detain auch immigrant and to do all such other acts na may be necessary to enable such person to be removed from the Colony. Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (5) of section 11 sach person may be removed from the Colony by such method and route as the Governor may determine.