CO537-3704 — Page 29

refused permission to land.

The classes of persons who may be

refused permission to land under this Section are any person

who:

(e)

(f)

(1)

is diseased, maimed, blind idiot, lunatic or decrepit not having the means of subsistence

and may be hindered by his diseased, blind or disabled state from earning a livelihood; or

tii) cannot show that he has in his possession or that

he is physically able to earn the means of decently supporting himself and his dependants, if any;

or

(iii) is a professional beggar or vagrant or a person

likely to become a charge upon the public or upon any public or charitable institution;

or

(iv) is a person suffering from a contagious disease which

is loathsome or dangerous; or

(v)

is not in possession of a valid passport or is in possession of a forged or altered passport or of a passport which does not comply with any regulations in force regarding passports; or

(vi) has been banished from any country or has been

shipped from any country by the authorities of the Government of such country with a view to his being repatriated;

or

(vii) is suspected of being likely to promote sedition or to

cause a disturbance of public tranquility

Persons holding Certificates of Identity issued by the Immigration Department in the Colony or the Federation of Malaya are exempt from the necessity of being in possession of a passport. These certificates are of two kinds :

(1) A Certificate issued to a British Indian who is

resident in Malaya and is proceeding to India with the intention of returning to Malaya within 2 years. These certificates are issued on demand by the Immigration Department and are refused only in cases in which the person would fall within the classes of persons given in paragraph 3(a) of this letter. A charge of $3/- is made to cover costs of issue. The object of this certificate is to provide an easily obtained and inexpensive travel document to persons who do not wish to go to the more lengthy, elaborate and expensive procedure of obtaining a passport to ensure ease of return to Malaya.

(ii) The second kind of Certificate of Identity is issued for the use of persons who are not in Malaya but wish to come to Malaya either permanently or for @limited period. These certificates may be issued upon the application of the employer or other person resident in Malaya. They state that there is no objection to the person entering the Colony. They are valid for six months.

A person is not required to have both a valid passport and a valid Certificate of Identity, either document is sufficie

Any passenger embarking in India, who is not in possession of a passport or a Certificate of Identity issued by the Immigration Department of the Colony of Singapore or the Federation of Malaya, will be refused permission to land. The onus of returning them

to/