Section 16: Power to inspect

16. Power to inspect (1) Any person authorised by the Minister or the immigration officer may inspect any vessel bringing or taking persons to or from Mauritius, examine the persons carried by it and their baggage, examine any documents relating to such persons and take copies or extracts and may hold and detain the vessel until the inspection and examination are completed. (2) The master of any vessel arriving or leaving Mauritius shall report to the immigration officer at a port of entry, immediately on arrival or before departure, as the case may be, to enable the immigration officer to examine the passengers and members of the crew. I2 – 15 [Issue 9] Immigration Act (3) All passengers and members of the crew of any vessel seeking to enter or leave Mauritius, shall immediately on arrival or before departure, as the case may be, report to the immigration officer and fulfil such formalities as may be prescribed, and shall submit their passports or other travel documents for examination.