Section 34: Stowaways to be deported.

(1) Where a Magistrate convicts any person, not being a citizen, of the offence of being a stowaway under sub-section (1) of section 237 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, he shall forthwith forward a certificate in Form A in the Schedule under his hand to the Prime Minister who may thereupon, without further inquiry into the matter, issue a Deportation Order in Form B in the Schedule in respect of such convicted person. (2) A Deportation Order issued under the provisions of sub-section (1) shall be sufficient authority for the detention of the person named therein in lawful custody, notwithstanding that any sentence of imprisonment which may have been imposed upon him shall have expired, and for his conveyance on board the vessel on which he is to be deported and for his detention upon such vessel until the vessel finally leaves Sierra Leone. (3) Where a Deportation Order has been issued under sub-section (1), it may be executed notwithstanding that any period of imprisonment imposed upon the person named therein for the offence of stowing away has not expired. (4) The expense of deporting a stowaway under this section shall be borne as provided in section 30. PART VII - MISCELLANEOUS