Arrival and Report of Aircraft and Vessels

17. (1) Save as provided in section 24, the master of every aircraft or vessel arriving in Kenya -

(a) shall not, except where so allowed by the proper officer in any special circumstances, cause or permit the aircraft or vessel to land, touch at or enter any place in Kenya other than a port;

(b) shall, on arriving at a port, come as quickly as the conditions of the port admit up to the proper place of mooring or unloading without touching at any other place;

(c) shall, in proceeding to the proper place, bring to at the station appointed for the boarding of aircraft or vessels;

(d) shall not, after arriving at the proper place, depart therefrom except directly to some other approved place of mooring or unloading, or directly to some other port or place in Kenya, or directly on a voyage to a foreign port or place, in accordance with this Act;

(e) shall not, after departure on a voyage to a foreign port or place, bring to within Kenya except in accordance with this Act, or with the permission of the proper officer, or for some cause which the master explains to the satisfaction of the proper officer.

(2) A master who contravenes this section shall be guilty of an offence.