British Mandate: A Survey of Palestine: Volume I - Page 218

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ance suspected of being used for any purpose prejudicial to the public safety, the maintenance of public order, etc.

(2) Regulation 77 authorises the preventive forces to stop vehicles, vessels and aircraft.

(3) Regulation 103 provides for the forfeiture of any vessel or aircraft used to bring prohibited immigrants, i.e. persons who have entered Palestine in contravention of the Immigration Ordinance.

(4) Regulation 104 makes the owner and agent and the master of any vessel or aircraft conveying prohibited immigrants liable to a fine of £P.1000 and/or imprisonment for eight years.

(5) Regulation 105 gives power of arrest without warrant of a person suspected of being a prohibited immigrant and of search of vessels etc. suspected of being used in the traffic.

(6) Regulation 105A gives the High Commissioner power (which may be delegated) to direct the detention of a prohibited immigrant.

78. Apart from preventive measures, action is taken by the police to deport persons found illegally in Palestine to their countries of origin in cases where this is practicable. This is carried out under section 10(1) (c) of the Immigration Ordinance, 1941. A deportation order may be signed by the Inspector-General of Police or the Deputy Inspector-General or Assistant Inspector General (C.I.D.) or a Superintendent (C.I.D.) in accordance with the Immigration (Deportation Orders) Order, 1944 *. As soon as such order is signed the person against whom it is issued is detained under section 10 (8) of the Immigration Ordinance, the warrant of detention being signed by one of the authorities recited above under the Immigration (Custody Pending Deportation) Order, 1933... If the deportee can produce a guarantee, he is released pending completion of formalities for deportation.

79. The arrangements for effecting deportation differ according to the nationality of the deportee :-

(a) Syrians and Lebanese. If in possession of a passport or any other document of travel or citizenship, such as an identity card, the deportee is escorted to the frontier control post of the Syrian or Lebanese Government and there handed over against receipt to the officer in charge. If he is not in possession of any
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* Laws of 1944, Vol. 1, p. 613.
** Drayton, Vol. ill, p. 1766.

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