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other vehicle which conveys an illegal immigrant into Palestine, or the owners or agents of such ship etc., to remove the illegal immigrant from Palestine to the country of which he is a national or from which he embarked. It also makes it an offence for the master of a ship or person in charge of an aircraft or motor or other vehicle to permit an illegal immigrant to enter Palestine by means of such ship etc.

(2) Section 11 requires the master of a ship and the person in charge of any aircraft or other means of conveyance landing passengers in Palestine to furnish a list of all passengers.

(3) Section 12, sub-section (3), makes it an offence punishable by fine not exceeding £.1000 and/or imprisonment not exceeding eight years to aid or abet or harbour persons illegally entering Palestine and also provides for the forfeiture in certain circumstances of ships not exceeding 1000 tons registered tonnage, or other means of conveyance the value of which does not exceed £P.1000, knowingly used in connection with the traffic in illegal immigrants. There is also provision for condemnation of a ship exceeding 1000 tons in a sum not exceeding £P.10,000 at the discretion of a District Court, and for its detention during the court proceedings and until the sum awarded is paid or security given.

(4) Section 13 gives powers to the preventive forces to pursue within territorial waters vessels suspected of carrying intending immigrants, to fire at such vessels if they do not bring to when required to do so, to require such vessels to depart from territorial waters, to board them, to request the master to furnish particulars of passengers and to bring the vessels in to port.

(5) Section 14 provides for the detention of vessels suspected of harbouring, and of passengers suspected ot being, illegal immigrants.

Except in respect of offences described above under section 12, for which heavier sentences are provided, the maximum sentences for offences under the Ordinance are a fine not exceeding £p .100 and/or imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months.'

(b) The Defence (Emergency) Regulations, 1945 -.

(1) Regulation 75 gives the preventive forces powers of entry and search of premises, vessels and other means of convey,
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* Palestine Gazette No. 1442 of 27.9.45, Sup. No. 2, p. 1055, as amended in Gazette No. 1446• of 18.10.45, Sup. No, 2, p. 1195 and Gazette No. 1453 of 15.11.45, Sup. No. 2, p. 1453.

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