Clause 75

The provisions of this Act and any regulations made under this Act which prohibit or restrict the import of any goods are modified by and subject to sections 24, 25 and 26 of the Cross‑Border Railways (Border Control Co‑location) Act 2026 where a Singapore controlled item is involved.(2) To be clear —

any reference in section 17 or any regulations made under this Act to goods about to be, or recently imported, includes a reference to any goods of any person who is travelling to Singapore on a pre‑cleared train journey and who arrives or is due to arrive at the Singapore designated area outside Singapore at which pre‑clearance procedures are carried out, wearing or carrying or apparently having possession or immediate control of those goods;

any reference in section 19 or 20 to a police station or examination station is a reference only to any appropriate room or space within the Singapore designated area outside Singapore;

any reference in section 21 or any regulations made under this Act to any person entering or having recently entered Singapore by land includes a reference to any person who is travelling to Singapore on a pre‑cleared train journey and arrives or is due to arrive at the Singapore designated area outside Singapore at which pre‑clearance procedures are carried out;

sections 21 and 26 and any regulations made under this Act that authorises any authorised officer or senior authorised officer to arrest an individual do not apply to or in relation to any individual until the individual is within Singapore; and

any reference in any provision in Part 4 to the Director‑General or an authorised officer or a senior authorised officer as the provision affects a person within the Singapore designated area is a reference only to an authorised officer or a senior authorised officer who is a Singapore preclearance officer.(3) In this section —“pre‑clearance procedures” and “pre‑cleared train journey” have the meanings given by section 36D of the Immigration Act 1959;“Singapore controlled item”, “Singapore designated area” and “Singapore preclearance officer” have the meanings given by section 3(1) of the Cross‑Border Railways (Border Control Co‑location) Act 2026.”.