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Appoint-

ments.

Prohibition of entry except at specified points and with the

(3) Whenever the detention of any person is authorised by this Ordinance it shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to make provision by regulation for the place and the manner in which such detention shall be effected and until provision is made by regulation such detention shall be carried out in such place and manner as the Governor may by writing under his hand direct. Any person detained in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance shall be deemed to be in lawful custody.

3. (1) The Governor may appoint, by name or office, any person to be the Immigration Officer for the Colony and also such number of Deputy Immigration Officers and Immigration Control Officers as he may think fit,

(2) The powers and discretions vested in the Immigration Officer hereunder and the duties required to be discharged by him may be exercised and discharged by a Deputy Immigration Officer or an Immigration Control Officer: Provided that it shall be lawful for the Governor in Council by regulation to provide that such powers and discretions as may be specified in such regulation shall be exercisable by the Immigration Officer only or shall not be exercisable by an Immigration Control Officer.

No person may enter the Colony save-

(a) at an authorised landing place or point of entry; and (b) under and in accordance with a permit of the

permission of Immigration Officer.

the Immigra-

tion Officer.

Procedure on

5. (1) The master of every vessel which arrives in the On arrival of Colony shall hoist the immigration examination signal and shall exhibit such signal until authorised by an Immigration Officer to haul it down.

vessels.

Prohibition of

(2) Every such master shall, if so ordered by the Immigration Officer, anchor or tie up his vessel at such place as may be ordered and shall remain there until the Immigration Officer gives him permission to leave.

(3) Save under and in accordance with a permit of the Immigration Officer no person other than the pilot or the Port Health Officer shall leave or board any such vessel until such vessel has been examined by the Immigration Officer and the immigration examination signal has been hauled down, nor may any person (other than the crews of the vessels carrying the said officials) approach within 30 yards of the vessel.

(4) The master shall detain on his vessel every person on board until the vessel has been examined and may use any means reasonably necessary for the purpose.

6. Except in accordance with a permit of the Immigration the removal Officer, no article or thing shall be removed or taken from, or put on board, any vessel until such vessel has been examined by examination. the Immigration Officer, under section 7.

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(1) The master of every vessel entering or leaving the Production of Colony shall, whenever required to do so by the Immigration cctain lists Officer-

and persons by masters

and captains of aircraft.

(a) exhibit to such officer a complete list of the of vessels

officers and crew;

(b) produce to such officer for inspection and interrogation all the officers and members of the crew;

(c) submit to such search of his vessel as may be necessary to establish the presence or absence of other persons on board;

(d) produce his ships's papers;

(e) report the presence of any deportee or stowaway

or any unauthorised person on board.

(2) In the case of passenger carrying vessels, the master shall, in addition, produce-

(a) a complete list of all the passengers arranged alphabetically, specifying their nationality, place of birth, calling or occupation, the ports or places of their embarkation and the ports or places of their disembarkation or intended disembarkation; (b) all the passengers for inspection and interroga-

tion.

(3) In the case of aircraft, the captain of the aircraft shall land his aircraft at such places and during such periods as the Governor may direct by notification in the Gazette.

(4) The captain of the aircraft shall produce—

(a) a passenger list arranged as for vessels; (b) a complete list of the officers and crew of his

passengers

for

aircraft;

(c) the members of the crew and inspection and interrogation as directed either generally or specifically by the Immigration Officer.

8. The Immigration Officer may give such instructions as Immigration may be necessary to ensure that no passenger or member of a crew officer may evades examination either of his person or his effects.

direct to prevent evasion of examination.

9. (1) Any person who arrives in the Colony or who is about Interrogation

to leave the Colony by sea, air or land, shall fully and truthfully of travellers, answer all questions and inquiries put to him by the Immigration Officer, notwithstanding that the answers to any such question may tend to render such person liable to any restriction whatsoever or tend to incriminate him, and shall disclose and produce to any such officer on demand all documents in the possession of such person tending directly or indirectly to establish his identity, nationality, occupation, or bearing on any of the restrictions in section 11 or on any absolute or conditional liability on his part to any military, naval or air force service under any State whatsoever.