Civil Defence Act 1986 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 13A · Service Outside Singapore
105E. Extent of powers for incident management operations for cross-border incidents
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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:
member
“member” means an officer or a serviceman of the Force, and includes a volunteer ex‑NSman or an auxiliary member;
section 4(2)(c), (e), (g) and (h) does not apply;
section 4(2)(d) applies as if the reference to public authorities includes a reference to Malaysian incident management officers;
section 101A(1)(b) applies as if the reference to a vehicle includes a reference to a cross-border train, vessel or an aircraft;
section 101A(1)(d) does not apply;
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;
the incident management operations are carried out only —
during or immediately after the cross-border incident happening;
within the cross-border incident site for that cross-border incident; and
with the prior consent of the Government of Malaysia for the specific cross-border incident unless the cross-border incident —
is an explosion or a fire;
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
requires search and rescue services or critical medical assistance or medical evacuation to be provided.
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.
Force
“Force” means the Singapore Civil Defence Force raised and maintained in accordance with the provisions of this Act;