s 23C Provision of passenger and crew information by driver, etc., of bus arriving in, leaving or due to leave Singapore
23C. —(1) The driver, operator, owner, agent or charterer of every bus arriving at any authorised point of entry in Singapore from a place outside Singapore, or leaving or due to leave any authorised point of departure in Singapore to a place outside Singapore, must, if required to do so by an immigration officer — ( a ) within such time, in such form and manner and containing such particulars of the crew as may be prescribed, furnish to the immigration officer (or another immigration officer) a complete and accurate list of all the crew who are or will be on board the bus at the time of its arrival at the authorised point of entry, or departure from the authorised point of departure, as the case may be; ( b ) within such time, in such form and manner and containing such particulars as may be prescribed, furnish to the immigration officer (or another immigration officer) a complete and accurate list of all passengers who are or will be on board the bus at the time of its arrival at the authorised point of entry, or departure from the authorised point of departure, as the case may be; ( c ) within such time, in such form and manner and containing such particulars as may be prescribed, furnish to the immigration officer (or another immigration officer) a complete and accurate list of all passengers disembarking in or embarking from Singapore; ( d ) produce to the immigration officer (or another immigration officer) for inspection and interrogation every member of the crew and every passenger as directed (either generally or specifically) by the immigration officer; and ( e ) submit to such search of the bus as may be necessary to establish the presence or absence of other persons on board. (2) Subsection (1)( b ) and ( c ) does not apply to an omnibus. (3) Before the bus arrives at the authorised point of entry or departs from the authorised point of departure (as the case may be), the driver, operator, owner, agent or charterer must report to an immigration officer the presence on board of any stowaway, any unauthorised person, or any person proceeding to any country on the person’s removal from any other country by the competent authority of that country. (4) Any person who contravenes subsection (1)( a ), ( b ) or ( c ) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000. (5) The offence under subsection (4) is a strict liability offence. (6) Any person who contravenes subsection (1)( d ) or ( e ) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both. (7) Any person who hinders or obstructs any search of a bus under subsection (1)( e ) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both. (8) If any person whose presence in a bus has not been reported under subsection (3) is found on board the bus, the driver, operator, owner, agent and charterer of the bus shall each be guilty of an offence and shall each be liable on conviction to a fine of not less than $5,000 and not more than $10,000 in respect of each such person. (9) In any proceedings under this section, the certificate in writing of an immigration officer who boarded or examined any particular bus to the effect that the bus carried, on arrival in Singapore, a total number of crew corresponding in description to the particulars on the list furnished under subsection (1)( a ) is conclusive proof that the bus did on arrival carry that number of crew. [Act 31 of 2023 wef 31/07/2025] —(1) The driver, operator, owner, agent or charterer of every bus arriving at any authorised point of entry in Singapore from a place outside Singapore, or leaving or due to leave any authorised point of departure in Singapore to a place outside Singapore, must, if required to do so by an immigration officer — ( a ) within such time, in such form and manner and containing such particulars of the crew as may be prescribed, furnish to the immigration officer (or another immigration officer) a complete and accurate list of all the crew who are or will be on board the bus at the time of its arrival at the authorised point of entry, or departure from the authorised point of departure, as the case may be; ( b ) within such time, in such form and manner and containing such particulars as may be prescribed, furnish to the immigration officer (or another immigration officer) a complete and accurate list of all passengers who are or will be on board the bus at the time of its arrival at the authorised point of entry, or departure from the authorised point of departure, as the case may be; ( c ) within such time, in such form and manner and containing such particulars as may be prescribed, furnish to the immigration officer (or another immigration officer) a complete and accurate list of all passengers disembarking in or embarking from Singapore; ( d ) produce to the immigration officer (or another immigration officer) for inspection and interrogation every member of the crew and every passenger as directed (either generally or specifically) by the immigration officer; and ( e ) submit to such search of the bus as may be necessary to establish the presence or absence of other persons on board. (2) Subsection (1)( b ) and ( c ) does not apply to an omnibus. (3) Before the bus arrives at the authorised point of entry or departs from the authorised point of departure (as the case may be), the driver, operator, owner, agent or charterer must report to an immigration officer the presence on board of any stowaway, any unauthorised person, or any person proceeding to any country on the person’s removal from any other country by the competent authority of that country. (4) Any person who contravenes subsection (1)( a ), ( b ) or ( c ) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000. (5) The offence under subsection (4) is a strict liability offence. (6) Any person who contravenes subsection (1)( d ) or ( e ) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both. (7) Any person who hinders or obstructs any search of a bus under subsection (1)( e ) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both. (8) If any person whose presence in a bus has not been reported under subsection (3) is found on board the bus, the driver, operator, owner, agent and charterer of the bus shall each be guilty of an offence and shall each be liable on conviction to a fine of not less than $5,000 and not more than $10,000 in respect of each such person. (9) In any proceedings under this section, the certificate in writing of an immigration officer who boarded or examined any particular bus to the effect that the bus carried, on arrival in Singapore, a total number of crew corresponding in description to the particulars on the list furnished under subsection (1)( a ) is conclusive proof that the bus did on arrival carry that number of crew. [Act 31 of 2023 wef 31/07/2025]