Section 36: Offences.

Any person who - (a) aids or assists any immigrant to enter Sierra Leone in contravention of the provisions of this Act; (b) knowingly harbours any person whom he knows or has reasonable grounds for believing to have acted in contravention of the provisions of this Act; (c) disobeys or disregards any obligation imposed by the provisions of this Act; (d) makes or causes to be made any false return, false statement or false representation in connection with any obligation imposed by the provisions of this Act; (e) resists or obstructs actively or passively an Immigration Officer in the execution of his duty; (f) wilfully and without lawful excuse hinders or obstructs any deportation under the provisions of this Act; (g) gives, sells or lends any certificate or visa issued to him under the provisions of this Act in order that it shall be used by any other person, or uses as a certificate or visa issued to him any certificate or visa issued to any other person; (h) by false declaration obtains or attempts to obtain for himself or any other person any certificate, passport or visa; (i) without lawful authority uses or has in his possession any forged, unlawfully altered, or irregular certificate, passport, visa or other document or any passport or document on which any visa or endorsement has been forged or unlawfully altered; (j) being the master of a vessel, knowingly permits any person to disembark from such vessel in contravention of the provisions of this Act, or refuses to receive on board any prohibited immigrant who has disembarked from such vessel or with respect to whom a contract has been made in pursuance of the provisions of section 29, or neglects to take reasonable measures to keep on board any prohibited immigrant who has disembarked from such vessel and been replaced on board or any prohibited immigrant placed on board in accordance with the terms of any contract made in pursuance of the provisions of section 29; (k) being the person in charge of an aircraft, aids or abets any person to leave the precincts of the airfield or airport in contravention of the provisions of this Act; (l) being the person in charge of any aircraft, motor or other vehicle refuses to receive in such aircraft, motor or other vehicle any prohibited immigrant with respect to whom a contract has been made in pursuance of the provisions of section 29 or neglects to take reasonable measures to keep in such aircraft, motor or other vehicle any prohibited immigrant, placed therein in accordance with the terms of any contract made in pursuance of the provisions of section 29; (m) having entered Sierra Leone in pursuance of a temporary or transit visa, remains in Sierra Leone beyond the time allowed by such visa, or breaks any other condition subject to which such visa was issued; (n) acts in contravention of, or fails to comply with any provisions of Parts II or III or section 32 or shall withhold any fact or information which would bring such person within the category of a prohibited immigrant, shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding one hundred leones or imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months, and when the master of a vessel, or the person in charge of any aircraft or motor or other vehicle, is charged with any such offence, the clearance outward of the vessel shall be refused, and the aircraft or motor or other vehicle shall be detained until the charge has been heard or determined and the fine, if any, imposed has been paid.