Singapore legislation
Clause 21
Clause 21
Minister may send Singapore border protection service officers outside Singapore
(1)
Subject to section 22, the Minister may order such number of Singapore border protection service officers as to the Minister seems expedient to proceed outside Singapore as Singapore preclearance officers to conduct border clearance or railway security checks within a Singapore designated area of a cross‑border railway in respect of people and goods travelling by any cross‑border train bound for Singapore from peninsular Malaysia using that cross‑border railway.
(2)
In addition to subsection (1), the Minister may, before the opening of a cross‑border railway, order such number of Singapore border protection service officers as to the Minister seems expedient to proceed outside Singapore as Singapore preclearance officers to perform any preparatory work within a Singapore designated area of the cross‑border railway.
(3)
This Part does not affect Part 13A of the Civil Defence Act 1986 and Part 5 of the Police Force Act 2004.