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Part 13A · Service Outside Singapore

105E. Extent of powers for incident management operations for cross-border incidents

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Last amended by an amending law of 2026.

(1)

A member of the Force who is a Singapore incident management officer carrying out incident management operations relating to a cross-border incident may exercise the powers under this Act as if to respond to and deal with a civil defence emergency, using only force that is reasonable in the circumstances and subject to the following modifications:

(a)

section 4(2)(c), (e), (g) and (h) does not apply;

(b)

section 4(2)(d) applies as if the reference to public authorities includes a reference to Malaysian incident management officers;

(c)

section 101A(1)(b) applies as if the reference to a vehicle includes a reference to a cross-border train, vessel or an aircraft;

(d)

section 101A(1)(d) does not apply;

(e)

section 101A(1)(g) applies as if the reference to disposing of the thing seized were deleted and replaced with transferring custody of the thing seized to a Malaysian incident management officer if Malaysia is responsible for managing the cross-border incident under a treaty;

(f)

the incident management operations are carried out only —

(i)

during or immediately after the cross-border incident happening;

(ii)

within the cross-border incident site for that cross-border incident; and

(iii)

with the prior consent of the Government of Malaysia for the specific cross-border incident unless the cross-border incident —

(A)

is an explosion or a fire;

(B)

involved the release into the environment or exposing the public to any toxic chemical, any dangerous, hazardous, radioactive or harmful substance, or any biological agent, or toxin; or

(C)

requires search and rescue services or critical medical assistance or medical evacuation to be provided.

(2)

To avoid doubt, no member of the Force who is a Singapore incident management officer may make an arrest when carrying on in peninsular Malaysia any incident management operations relating to a cross-border incident.

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