Section 44

Whenever in pursuance of a direction made by the appropriate authority in Malaysia a body of police from the police force of Malaysia is present in any part of Singapore, the members of that body shall be under the orders of their own officers present with them, if any, subject to the control of the senior police officer present, whether he be a member of the Police Force or of the police force of Malaysia, and shall be subject to the same regulations and orders and so far as possible perform the same duties as when on service in Malaysia:Provided that the powers given by any law for the time being in force in Malaysia for the punishment of offences committed by members of the police force of Malaysia may, for the purposes of this section, be exercised by the senior police officer of Malaysia who may be so present. [43