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(1) A conveyance arriving in the country shall

(a) come to a port, or any other place allowed by the Commissioner-General in special circumstances, without touching at any other place in the country;

(b) on arriving at that port or place, proceed quickly to the proper place of mooring or unloading as the nature of the port or place will admit, without touching at any other place; and

(c) in proceeding to the proper place bring to at the station appointed for the boarding of conveyances.

(2) A conveyance after arriving at a proper place of mooring or unloading shall depart from the place of mooring or unloading, unless

(a) directed to another place of mooring or unloading by the proper officer;

(b) directed to another port by the proper officer or to a place allowed by the Commissioner-General in special circumstances; or

(c) directed on a flight or voyage to a place outside the country in accordance with the provisions of this Act.

(3) A person shall not bring to within the country a conveyance which has departed on a flight or voyage to a place outside the country except in accordance with the provisions of this Act.

(4) The time when goods are imported is the time at which the goods are brought within the boundaries of the country.

(5) Where a question arises on the arrival of a conveyance at a port or place in the country in respect of a charge or allowance for the conveyance, the time of arrival is the time at which the conveyance was first boarded at that port or place by any person in the employment of the Government.

(6) The master of a conveyance that contravenes provision of this section shall incur a penalty of not less than one thousand penalty units and not more than three thousand penalty units and the conveyance shall be detained.

(7) A person, whether a passenger or not, shall not disembark or go ashore from or go on board a conveyance that has arrived within the country, except

(a) at times and by means and ways prescribed in Regulations made under this Act; or

(b) as the Commissioner-General may allow.