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Cross-Border Railways Act 2018 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 9 · Safety and Security Matters

55. Compulsory reporting of accidents, etc., on cross‑border railway

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(1)

This section applies where —

(a)

an accident or a serious incident occurs in Singapore; or

(b)

an accident or a serious incident occurs outside Singapore involving a train operated by a licensee holding a cross‑border train service licence.

(2)

If a relevant person has knowledge of an accident or a serious incident mentioned in subsection (1), the relevant person must give notice of the accident or serious incident to —

(a)

the competent authority for transport accidents in accordance with the written law in force governing transport accidents in Singapore; and

(b)

the bilateral committee for that cross‑border railway within the prescribed time and in the prescribed manner.

(3)

A relevant person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $100,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or to both.

(4)

To avoid doubt, nothing in this section affects the operation of —

(a)

the Electricity Act 2001;

(b)

the Fire Safety Act 1993; or

(c)

the Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006.

(5)

In this section, “relevant person” means —

(a)

the licensee having charge of the railway infrastructure or railway asset involved, or the master of the cross‑border train involved, at the time of the accident or serious incident;

(b)

where the accident or serious incident occurs on or adjacent to a train station of a cross‑border railway in Singapore, the owner or operator of the train station; and

(c)

in all other accidents or serious incidents, such persons as may be prescribed by the written law in force governing transport accidents.

Terms defined in this Act

accident
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“accident” means an accident associated with the operation of any railway infrastructure or a cross‑border train or other railway asset where —(a)a cross-border train is destroyed or seriously damaged as a result;(b)an individual dies or suffers serious injury as a result; or(c)any property is destroyed or seriously damaged as a result;
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bilateral committee
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“bilateral committee”, in relation to a bilateral railway agreement, means the committee of individuals established jointly by the Government of the Republic of Singapore and the Government of Malaysia under the bilateral railway agreement for the purpose of coordinating the implementation of that agreement;
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cross-border railway
Defined · s 2
“cross-border railway” means a railway which —(a)has a railway network with a terminus in Singapore and runs to any part of peninsular Malaysia; and(b)is constructed under this Act;
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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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cross-border train service licence
Defined · s 2
“cross-border train service licence” means a licence granted under section 31 authorising the licensee to provide a cross‑border train service on a cross‑border railway specified in the licence;
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licensee
Defined · s 2
“licensee” means the holder of a licence but excludes such a holder when the licence is suspended;
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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
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“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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serious incident
Defined · s 54
“serious incident” means an occurrence involving the operation of a cross‑border train or other railway asset where —(a)the cross‑border train is involved in a near‑accident; or(b)the occurrence could have affected or affected the safety of the operation of the train.
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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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train station
Defined · s 2
“train station” means a building designed, equipped or set apart with facilities for —(a)the commencement or termination of a passenger train service;(b)the purchase of tickets by intending train passengers; (c)the boarding and alighting of train passengers and other matters incidental to the carriage of passengers by train; and(d)the conduct of border control functions (if any) in connection with train passengers boarding or alighting.
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