Singapore legislation
Clause 15
Clause 15
Limits on detention of goods and people
(1)
A Malaysian preclearance officer may —
remove or take possession of any thing found during any screening or a search procedure, or when otherwise conducting border clearance or a railway security check, including any thing —
that is a dangerous thing;
that is a Malaysian controlled item; or
where it is unclear to the Malaysian preclearance officer whether it is a dangerous thing or a Malaysian controlled item, and there are discrepancies, either —
in the documents accompanying the thing itself; or
between the documents accompanying the thing and the thing itself,that suggest that it may be unwise for the officer to rely on the documents to clear the import of that thing into Malaysia; and
detain any individual who was wearing or carrying the thing removed or taken possession of under paragraph (a), or apparently having possession or immediate control of that thing.
(2)
Subject to subsection (3), the Malaysian preclearance officer must transfer custody of any thing he or she removed and took possession of, and any individual he or she detained, under subsection (1) to an appropriate Singapore border protection service officer.
(3)
A Malaysian preclearance officer must not keep any thing or detain any individual for longer than is necessary to make arrangements to transfer custody of the thing or individual to an appropriate Singapore border protection service officer, including escorting to deliver into custody.