S.L. 217.4 Art. 16Border crossing points.

(1) It shall be an offence for a person to cross or attempt to cross the border otherwise than in accordance with the provisions of these regulations and any person found guilty of such an offence shall, on conviction, be liable to the punishments contemplated in the Act.

(2) A person who acquires a residence permit, a residence document or a uniform residence permit on the basis of false or wrong information or is privy to such act, or who, having acquired residence for a particular purpose, changes the scope of his residence without informing or obtaining the permission of the Principal Immigration Officer as the case may be, shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to the punishments contemplated in the Act.

(3) Without prejudice to subregulations (1) and (2), the Principal Immigration Officer may remove the person mentioned in those subregulations.

(4) The Principal Immigration Officer may provide for the proper implementation of these regulations including, without prejudice to the generality of this provision, the drawing up of a list of persons to be refused entry into Malta.

(5) Subject to the overriding provisions of law relating to data protection, the Principal Immigration Officer may require any carrier to provide him with the name and surname of passengers as may be entering or exiting a border crossing point.