Singapore legislation
Clause 10
Clause 10
Deemed recognised Malaysian border protection service officers
(1)
This section applies where the Malaysian Government gives written notice to the Minister that —
a serious unplanned incident associated with a cross‑border railway is occurring or has occurred; and
additional Malaysian border protection service officers identified in or identifiable from the notice are necessary to conduct, in Singapore, border clearance and railway security checks of people and goods travelling by cross‑border train bound for peninsular Malaysia, so as to substantially assist in either or both the following:
restoring the reliable and secure provision of those border clearance and railway security checks in Singapore;
reducing the impact of the serious unplanned incident on the health or safety of people in or on property in the Malaysia designated area or its immediate vicinity.
(2)
Upon an acknowledgement of receipt by the Minister of a written notice given under subsection (1) relating to a cross‑border railway, every Malaysian border protection service officer identified in or identifiable from the notice is deemed recognised as a Malaysian preclearance officer in relation to the cross‑border railway for the period specified or described in the relevant Schedule relating to that cross‑border railway.
(3)
In this section, a serious unplanned incident associated with a cross‑border railway means any occurrence happening in Singapore or outside Singapore that is an unplanned or uncontrolled occurrence specified or described in the relevant Schedule relating to that cross‑border railway.