(1) In furtherance of subsection (1) of section 17 of the Act, the report required to be made by the master or agent of a conveyance shall include, where applicable, the following:

(a) the Vessel, Aircraft or Vehicle Clearance;

(b) the Cargo declaration;

(d) the Crew’s effects declaration;

(e) the passenger list; and

(f) the small parcels list.

(2) The report shall be made

(a) in the case of a vessel arriving from a country in West Africa, twenty-four hours in advance of arrival in the country;

(b) in the case of a vessel arriving from a country outside West Africa, twenty-four hours before loading;

(d) in the case of a vehicle, at the time of arrival in the country.

(3) The report shall be submitted electronically, where electronic submission is possible.

(4) The following conveyances shall not be subject to the requirement to submit a report:

(a) a vessel of war and a public vessel not permitted to be employed in the transportation of passengers and goods by way of trade;

(b) a vessel or an aircraft arriving in distress or for the purpose of taking on bunkers or other stores or of embarking or disembarking seafarers of Ghanaian citizenship, so long as the following conditions are satisfied:

(i) the vessel departs within twenty-four hours of its arrival without having taken on board any passengers or goods other than bunkers and stores; and

(ii) the master has reported to the Commissioner-General under oath the date and hour of arrival and intended departure, the quantity of bunkers and stores taken on board, and the number of Ghanaian citizens embarked or disembarked;

(d) a ship or an aircraft belonging to a foreign government;

(e) a small boat and crafts plying in territorial waters; or

(f) an aircraft flying solely within the country.

(5) A vessel, aircraft or vehicle after arriving in the country shall not depart from the port, place, or airport of arrival, or discharge any passenger, unless authorised by a proper officer.