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Title: Immigration Act CH
Category: Ministry of the Interior(內政部)
Chapter 8 Responsibilities of the Captain of an Aircraft, Responsibilities of the Captain of a Vessel, and Responsibilities of Transport Service Proprietor
Article 47
The captain of an aircraft or a vessel, or the proprietor of other means of transport service shall assist staff of the National Immigration Agency when they are performing their official duties in accordance with this Act and other laws and decrees concerned.
The captain of an aircraft or vessel, or transport service proprietor stated in the preceding Paragraph shall not operate his aircraft, vessel, or other means of transport to carry passengers without entry permits to enter the State. However, this provision does not apply to a passenger qualified to apply for a temporary visit permit, visa or visa-exempt entry upon arrival, or who is permitted to enter the State by the competent authorities before boarding the aircraft or vessel.
Article 48
Before an aircraft, a vessel, or any other means of transport arrives at or departs from an airport or a seaport, its captain, or transport service proprietor shall notify the National Immigration Agency (in advance of scheduled arrival and departure) of the following information, which shall be divided into entry, exit and transit respectively.
1. The flight/vessel number, the date, time and location of departure and arrival, and other information related to the flight/vessel.
2. A list of the names, birth dates, nationalities, genders, numbers of the travel documents or entry permits, and other information related to the identification documents of the flight/vessel crew and passengers.
3. The booking information and other information related to the booking retained in the system of the transport service proprietor or its agents.
The competent authority shall enact regulations with respect to the content, methods, management, utilization, and retention period of the information to be notified, as stated in the preceding Paragraph and other matters which must be complied with.
Article 49
The captain of an aircraft or a vessel, or the transport service proprietor stated in Paragraph 1 of the preceding Article shall report flight crew, sailors, or passengers to the National Immigration Agency if they have no passports, flight crew identification documents, seaman service books or have been involved in various illegal matters, such as being deported or denied entry by other countries or illegal entry.
When an aircraft, a vessel, or any other means of transport departs from the State, its captain, or transport service proprietor shall send the National Immigration Agency a list of names of the flight crew or sailors, and passengers, who have entered the State to make a temporary stay.
Article 50
The captain of an aircraft or a vessel, or the transport service proprietor shall be responsible for arranging transport on the day or of the earliest shift to deport passengers, sailors, or flight crew on board his aircraft, his vessel, or other means of transport, if they meet one of the following circumstances:
1. Have been prohibited from entering the State pursuant to Article 7 or Paragraph 1, Article 18.
2. Have made a temporary entry into the State pursuant to Paragraph 1 of Article 19.
3. Have stayed for overnight lodging pursuant to Paragraph 1 of Article 20.
4. Have no entry permits to enter the State pursuant to Paragraph 2 of Article 47.
During the time in which the people enumerated in the Subparagraphs of the preceding Paragraph are waiting for deportation, the National Immigration Agency shall designate shelters and/or be responsible for looking after them.
Except for the circumstance set forth in Subparagraph 1, the concerned transport service proprietor shall pay for the related expenses.