Immigration (Advance Passenger Information) Regulation
12. Section 11 provides that the Director is not obliged to give any reason for issuing a no-board direction.
Part 4—Offences and Defences
13. Sections 12 to 14 prescribe the following offences—
- (a) failure to supply the API data or aircraft information etc. under section 5 (see section 12);
- (b) failure to ensure that the data or information supplied under section 5 is not misleading or inaccurate in a material particular (see section 13);
- (c) acting in contravention of section 6(2) (see section 14).
14. Section 15 makes it clear that an alleged act done or omission that is made in relation to the contravention specified in section 12, 13 or 14 includes the act done or omission that is made, wholly or partly, outside Hong Kong.
15. Section 16 provides that it is a defence for a person charged with an offence under section 12, 13 or 14 to establish that, at the time of the alleged offence, the person had reasonable excuse for the contravention concerned.
Part 5—Miscellaneous Provisions
16. Section 17 provides that under certain circumstances, the service of documents in relation to proceedings for an offence under section 12, 13 or 14 on a Hong Kong agent of the operator of an aircraft is taken to be service of the documents on the operator.
