- (b) an air-cushion vehicle, or other similar craft, used wholly or primarily in navigation by water;
- (c) a vessel engaged in a towing operation or in any dredging, surveying or underwater operations; and
- (d) an installation capable of being attached to the seabed and that is bound for, or is at, a port,
- and includes a part of any of the above.
Powers of arrest and prosecution
32.—(1) The Controller, an immigration officer, or a police officer may arrest without warrant any person committing or attempting to commit, or whom he reasonably suspects of being engaged in committing or attempting to commit, any offence under this Act.
(2) Where any person is arrested under subsection (1), the Controller, immigration officer or police officer making the arrest shall comply with sections 35 and 36 of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 68) as if he were a police officer.
(3) In any case relating to the commission of an offence under this Act, an immigration officer shall have all the powers of a police officer under the Criminal Procedure Code in relation to an investigation into a seizable offence.
(4) The Controller and an immigration officer who is an authorised officer shall have the authority to appear in court and conduct any prosecution in respect of any offence under this Act.
Identification to be produced during enforcement
33.—(1) When exercising any powers under this Act, every immigration officer, police officer and customs officer shall—
- (a) if not in uniform, declare his office; and
- (b) on demand, produce to any person affected by the exercise of those powers such identification card as the Controller, the Commissioner of Police or the Director-General of Customs, respectively, may direct to be carried by the immigration officers, police officers or customs officers.
(2) Notwithstanding any provision in this Act, it shall not be an offence for any person to refuse to comply with any request, demand or order
