54. Interpretation of this Division

Terms defined in s 2

• act of unlawful interference

  act of unlawful interference

  Defined · s 2

  “act of unlawful interference” means the doing or attempting to do anything to jeopardise the safety of a cross‑border railway, and includes any of the following:(a)unlawful taking control of a cross‑border train by force, or threat of force, or any other form of intimidation or by any trick or false pretence;(b)destroying a cross‑border train in service;(c)hostage-taking on board a cross‑border train, or at a train station of a cross‑border railway;(d)forcible intrusion on board a cross‑border train, at a train station of a cross‑border railway or on the premises of a concessionaire or licensee, or a subcontractor of a concessionaire or licensee, that puts the safety of the cross‑border train, or any person on board or outside the cross‑border train, at risk;(e)introducing on board a cross‑border train, or at a train station of a cross‑border railway, a weapon, hazardous device or any material intended for criminal purposes;(f)use of a cross‑border train in service or other railway asset for the purpose of causing death, serious bodily injury or serious damage to property or the environment;(g)communication of false or misleading information for the purposes of putting the safety of a cross‑border train, or of passengers or crew or the general public at a train station of a cross‑border railway or on the premises of a licensee, at risk;

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• cross-border train

  cross-border train

  Defined · s 2

  “cross-border train” means a train used for or in connection with providing a cross‑border train service;

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• railway

  railway

  Defined · s 2

  “railway” means a network or system of fixed horizontal rails, tracks, grooves or other guide‑ways on, under or above the ground along which a train moves or runs, and includes —(a)all railway assets built, installed or used for the operation of the railway; and(b)all railway infrastructure constructed or intended to be constructed for any railway and any extension of the railway;

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• railway asset

  railway asset

  Defined · s 2

  “railway asset”, for any cross‑border railway, means any of the following within Singapore that is used or intended to be used for or in connection with the cross‑border railway:(a)any train and rolling stock;(b)train tracks;(c)railway signalling equipment;(d)railway communications equipment;(e)power equipment;(f)any other item or property which is part of the network of the cross‑border railway and is prescribed as a railway asset for that cross‑border railway;

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• railway infrastructure

  railway infrastructure

  Defined · s 2

  “railway infrastructure”, in relation to a cross‑border railway, means any of the following buildings or structures within Singapore that is used or intended to be used for the cross‑border railway, but not including any railway asset in or on the building or structure:(a)a train station;(b)a railway tunnel;(c)a viaduct;(d)a bridge;(e)a railway yard;(f)a maintenance facility for trains and maintenance or engineering vehicles used for or in connection with the railway;(g)any other building or structure prescribed as railway infrastructure for that cross‑border railway;

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• train

  train

  Defined · s 2

  “train” means a carriage, tram, car or other vehicle for the carriage of passengers on a railway;

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