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Cross-Border Railways (Border Control Co-location) Act 2026 · Updated to 30 Sep 2026 · Schedules

Schedule 2 · Johor Bahru — Singapore Rapid Transit System Link

SECOND SCHEDULESections 3(1), 4(3), 5(2), 6(1) and (2), 10(2) and (3), 13(1) and (2), 14(1), 24(2) and (3), 28, 30(1) and 32(2)Johor Bahru — Singapore Rapid Transit System LinkApplication

1. This Schedule applies to and in relation to the cross‑border railway mentioned in item 1 of the First Schedule only, and any reference to a cross‑border railway in this Schedule is a reference to the cross‑border railway mentioned in item 1 of the First Schedule.Definitions2.—

(1)

In this Schedule —“infectious disease” means a quarantinable disease that —

(a)

is the subject of a declaration by or under a Malaysian border control law of a public health emergency; or

(b)

is of a fatal nature, or so serious a nature that the Ministry of Health Malaysia, Disease Control Division assesses the disease as a concern to public health in Malaysia;“Malaysia’s southernmost railway station” means the railway station in peninsular Malaysia on the cross‑border railway called the Bukit Chagar station in Johor Bahru, Malaysia;“Singapore’s northernmost railway station” means the railway station in Singapore on the cross‑border railway called the Woodlands North Station.

(2)

For the purposes of this Schedule, an individual may be treated as refused entry into Malaysia if a Malaysian preclearance officer refuses the individual permission to enter in the exercise of the officer’s CIQ powers.Additional Malaysian border protection services

3. For the purposes of section 3(1), a Malaysian border protection service includes the following:

(a)

the Ministry of Health Malaysia, Disease Control Division;

(b)

the Ministry of Health Malaysia, Food Safety and Quality Programme;

(c)

the Ministry of Health Malaysia, Pharmacy Enforcement Division;

(d)

the Ministry of Home Affairs Malaysia, Regulatory and Enforcement Division.Special CIQ powers and special railway security checks4.—

(1)

For the purposes of sections 4(3) and 5(2), the special CIQ powers and the special checks that a Malaysian preclearance officer in Singapore may exercise when conducting border clearance or railway security checks in Singapore within the Malaysia designated area of the cross‑border railway, are as follows:

(a)

carry, or have in his or her possession or under his or her control, or use, any baton, handcuffs or 2‑way communication equipment, when he or she is acting in the course of his or her duty conducting border clearance or railway security checks;

(b)

detain with the use of reasonable force any individual —

(i)

seeking to enter Malaysia but who is prohibited by a Malaysian border control law from entering Malaysia; or

(ii)

seeking to enter Malaysia but who is otherwise refused clearance to enter Malaysia;

(c)

detain with the use of reasonable force any individual whom the Malaysian preclearance officer has reasonable grounds to suspect —

(i)

is committing or has committed an offence under any Malaysian border control law;

(ii)

is behaving or has behaved in a disorderly, indecent, offensive or threatening manner in the Malaysia designated area;

(iii)

is or has been disrupting the orderly conduct of any border clearance or railway security checks in the Malaysia designated area;

(iv)

is creating or has created a nuisance of a public nature in the Malaysia designated area; or

(v)

is or is likely to threaten the safety of a cross‑border train or of any passenger or crew of a cross‑border train or the individual himself or herself;

(d)

conduct a strip search or body search of an individual mentioned in sub‑paragraph (c) without the consent of the individual;

(e)

detain with the use of reasonable force any individual mentioned in section 17.

(2)

To be clear, this paragraph is subject to sections 14 and 15 and the limits in paragraphs 9, 10 and 11.

(3)

In this paragraph and paragraph 12 —“baton” includes a truncheon and a nightstick;“handcuffs” means handcuffs, leg braces, flexi cuffs or any other similar means of restraint.When train is “in transit”5.—

(1)

For the purposes of section 6(1)(b), a cross‑border train on the cross‑border railway bound for Singapore from peninsular Malaysia is in transit —

(a)

from the moment the cross‑border train first moves under its own power for the purpose of departing peninsular Malaysia’s southernmost railway station travelling towards Singapore; and

(b)

until the earliest of the following moments:

(i)

just before the cross‑border train arrives at Singapore’s northernmost railway station on that cross‑border railway;

(ii)

just before the cross‑border train returns to arrive at peninsular Malaysia’s southernmost railway station on that cross‑border railway without it arriving at Singapore’s northernmost railway station on that cross‑border railway.

(2)

For the purposes of section 6(1)(b), a cross‑border train on the cross‑border railway bound for peninsular Malaysia from Singapore is also in transit —

(a)

from the moment the cross‑border train first moves under its own power for the purpose of departing Singapore’s northernmost railway station travelling towards peninsular Malaysia; and

(b)

until the earliest of the following moments:

(i)

just before the cross‑border train arrives at peninsular Malaysia’s southernmost railway station on that cross‑border railway;

(ii)

just before the cross‑border train returns to arrives at Singapore’s northernmost railway station on that cross‑border railway without it arriving at peninsular Malaysia’s southernmost railway station on that cross‑border railway.

(3)

In this paragraph, a reference to a train arriving at a railway station includes a reference to an occasion when a train on a railway passes —

(a)

a signal at the railway station with authority; or

(b)

a stop signal, or a signal with no indication, at the railway station, without authority.Where is “defined zone”6.—

(1)

For the purposes of the definition of “defined zone” in section 6(2), the defined zone of the cross‑border railway is any part of the railway infrastructure of the cross‑border railway that —

(a)

is or is part of —

(i)

a bridge, viaduct or tunnel across the Straits of Johore; or

(ii)

the train tracks of the cross‑border railway in or on that bridge, viaduct or tunnel or part thereof; and

(b)

lies between Pier 47 and Pier 48.

(2)

In this paragraph —“Pier 47” means a part of —

(a)

a bridge, viaduct or tunnel across the Straits of Johore; or

(b)

the train tracks of the cross‑border railway in or on that bridge, viaduct or tunnel or part thereof,that is within the territory of Malaysia, and which is more particularly delineated in the map attached to the treaty relating to the cross‑border railway;“Pier 48” means a part of —

(a)

a bridge, viaduct or tunnel across the Straits of Johore; or

(b)

the train tracks of the cross‑border railway in or on that bridge, viaduct or tunnel or part thereof,that is within the territory of Singapore, and which is more particularly delineated in the map attached to the treaty relating to the cross‑border railway.Serious unplanned incident requiring extra Malaysian border protection service officers

7. For the purposes of section 10(1), a “serious unplanned incident” relating to the cross‑border railway means any of the following occurrences happening in Singapore or outside Singapore:

(a)

a disruption, malfunction, outage or other failure in any system used by Malaysian border protection service officers or Singapore border protection service officers that has a severe and widespread impact on the respective countries’ border clearance operations or railway security operations concerning the cross‑border railway;

(b)

a resumption of any cross‑border train service using the cross‑border railway, following any suspension (but not a delay or re‑timing) of the cross‑border train service because of any of the following:

(i)

any technological disruption, malfunction or outage or other system failure;

(ii)

a railway accident;

(iii)

a railway security incident associated with the cross‑border railway;

(c)

an epidemic or a pandemic, or the spread of any disease affecting humans, that is declared by or under a Malaysian law or Singapore law to be a public health emergency or constitutes a serious threat to public health;

(d)

any other unplanned or uncontrolled occurrence affecting the cross‑border railway that the Malaysian Government and Singapore Government agree is a “serious unplanned incident” for the purposes of section 10(1).Period Malaysian border protection service officers deemed recognised

8. For the purposes of section 10(2), every Malaysian border protection service officer identified in a written notice given under section 10(1) relating to the cross‑border railway is deemed to be a Malaysian preclearance officer in relation to the cross‑border railway for either of the following periods starting the date of the acknowledgement of receipt under section 10(2) of that notice:

(a)

3 days;

(b)

a longer period that —

(i)

is recommended by the Malaysian Government in the written notice for a purpose in section 10(1)(b); and

(ii)

is agreed to by the Minister.Sequence of border clearance and railway security checks

9. For the purposes of section 14(1)(a), a Malaysian preclearance officer recognised in relation to the cross‑border railway may conduct screening or a search procedure in respect of an individual and the individual’s personal property that is intended for carrying on board a cross‑border train only after border clearance and railway security checks of the individual by any Singapore border protection service officer is completed.Limits on detaining people

10. In detaining any individual in a Malaysia designated area of the cross‑border railway, a Malaysian preclearance officer —

(a)

must not subject the individual to more restriction than is necessary to prevent the individual from escaping from the officer’s custody;

(b)

must as soon as is practicable transfer custody of the individual to an appropriate Singapore border protection service officer; and

(c)

must not detain the individual for longer than is necessary to make arrangements to transfer custody of the individual to the appropriate Singapore border protection service officer, including escorting to deliver into custody.Limits on detaining for public health reasons

11. In detaining for public health reasons, any individual in a Malaysia designated area of the cross‑border railway, a Malaysian preclearance officer —

(a)

may require the individual to wear either or both specified clothing and equipment that is designed to prevent an infectious disease from emerging, establishing itself or spreading;

(b)

must not subject the individual detained to more restriction than is necessary to prevent the individual from escaping from the officer’s custody;

(c)

must as soon as is practicable either —

(i)

transfer custody of the individual in sub‑paragraph (a) to an appropriate Singapore border protection service officer; or

(ii)

direct the individual concerned to undergo a medical examination within the Malaysia designated area, or to undergo supervised or voluntary isolation or quarantine; and

(d)

must not detain the individual in sub‑paragraph (a) for longer than is necessary —

(i)

to make arrangements in sub‑paragraph (c)(i) to transfer custody of the individual to an appropriate Singapore border protection service officer (including escorting to deliver into custody); or

(ii)

to give the directions in sub‑paragraph (c)(ii).Carrying batons, handcuffs, etc.12.—

(1)

Nothing in the Miscellaneous Offences (Public Order and Nuisance) Act 1906 or the Infrastructure Protection Act 2017 prohibits or makes unlawful a Malaysian preclearance officer recognised in relation to the cross‑border railway carrying, or having in his or her possession or under his or her control, or use, any baton, handcuffs or 2‑way communication equipment, when he or she is acting in the course of his or her duty conducting border clearance or railway security checks in the Malaysia designated area of the cross‑border railway.

(2)

However, a Malaysian preclearance officer must not use any baton or handcuffs on an individual to subject the individual to more restriction than is necessary to prevent the individual from —

(a)

inflicting any bodily injury to himself or herself or others;

(b)

damaging any property in the Malaysia designated area;

(c)

creating any disturbance in the Malaysia designated area; or

(d)

escaping from custody.

(3)

A Malaysian preclearance officer must not use any baton or handcuffs on an individual for the purpose of punishment.Assistance by Malaysian preclearance officer to Singapore border protection services and vice versa13.—

(1)

Upon the request of a Singapore border protection service officer in Singapore who has determined that there are reasonable grounds to suspect that an offence has been committed under any written law, a Malaysian preclearance officer may render assistance to the Singapore border protection services, including by doing any of the following within the Malaysia designated area of the cross‑border railway:

(a)

by searching for an individual specified or described by a Singapore border protection service officer;

(b)

by detaining with the use of reasonable force any individual specified or described by a Singapore border protection service officer.

(2)

Upon the request of a Malaysian border protection service officer in peninsular Malaysia who has determined that there are reasonable grounds to suspect that an offence has been committed under any Malaysian law, a Singapore preclearance officer may render assistance to the Malaysian border protection services, including by doing any of the following within the Singapore designated area of the cross‑border railway:

(a)

by searching for an individual specified or described by a Malaysian border protection service officer;

(b)

by detaining with the use of reasonable force any individual specified or described by a Malaysian border protection service officer.

(3)

The rendering of assistance under this paragraph is to be treated as conducting railway security checks for the purposes of this Act.Incident management operations in defined zone14.—

(1)

For the purposes of section 28, a Singapore incident management officer may conduct incident management operations in relation to a cross‑border incident —

(a)

if the cross‑border incident is a railway occurrence —

(i)

that is occurring or has occurred within the defined zone of the cross‑border railway but does not involve a cross‑border train in transit;

(ii)

that involves a cross‑border train in transit bound from Singapore to peninsular Malaysia and the cross‑border train is parked or its propulsion system is shut down or placed in “sleep” mode with no part of the train extending beyond Pier 47; or

(iii)

that involves a cross‑border train in transit bound from peninsular Malaysia to Singapore and the cross‑border train is parked or its propulsion system is shut down or placed in “sleep” mode with the nose of the train projecting beyond Pier 48; and

(b)

if the Singapore incident management officer must enter on any premises beyond Pier 48 when northbound, the prior consent of the Malaysian Government is given for the conduct of those incident management operations.

(2)

For the purposes of section 28, a Malaysian incident management officer may conduct incident management operations in relation to a cross‑border incident —

(a)

if the cross‑border incident is a railway occurrence —

(i)

that is occurring or has occurred within the defined zone of the cross‑border railway but does not involve a cross‑border train in transit;

(ii)

(iii)

(b)

if the Malaysian incident management officer must enter on any premises beyond Pier 47 when southbound, the prior consent of the Singapore Government is given for the conduct of those incident management operations.

(3)

However, sub‑paragraphs (1)(b) and (2)(b) do not apply with respect to incident management operations relating to a cross‑border incident —

(a)

that —

(i)

is an explosion or a fire;

(ii)

involves 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

(iii)

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

(b)

that is not also, and does not become, a serious public order incident affecting the public or a threat of such an incident occurring.

(4)

Where sub‑paragraph (3) applies, the following prior notice must be given in lieu of obtaining prior consent:

(a)

if any Singapore incident management officer must enter on any premises beyond Pier 48 when northbound to conduct any incident management operations in sub‑paragraph (1), an appropriate Singapore incident management officer must notify the Malaysian Government before the conduct of those incident management operations;

(b)

if any Malaysian incident management officer must enter on any premises beyond Pier 47 when southbound to conduct any incident management operations in sub‑paragraph (2), an appropriate Malaysian incident management officer must notify the Singapore Government before the conduct of those incident management operations.

(5)

In this paragraph, “Pier 47” and “Pier 48” have the meanings given by paragraph 6(2).Extent of powers for incident management operations15.—

(1)

For the purposes of section 30(1)(b)(iii), the limits on a Malaysian incident management officer conducting incident management operations within any cross‑border incident site in section 29 in relation to a cross‑border incident are as follows:

(a)

search for and rescue endangered individuals and animals (if any) and evacuate them from the cross‑border incident site to areas of safety;

(b)

provide first aid to casualties and for their removal for medical treatment or to areas of safety;

(c)

control the movement of people, creatures or vehicles within, into, out of or around the cross‑border incident site, including closing to pedestrian or vehicular traffic any road and stopping the movement of any cross‑border train;

(d)

enter, break into, take possession of, remove or destroy, or cause to be taken possession of, removed or destroyed, any train, aircraft, vehicle, vessel or thing for the purpose of —

(i)

extinguishing or preventing the spread of any fire;

(ii)

reducing or minimising the effect of any toxic chemical, any dangerous, hazardous, radioactive or harmful substance or any biological agent, or toxin, which has been released or distributed; or

(iii)

searching for and rescuing individuals endangered by the cross‑border incident;

(e)

remove any train, aircraft, vehicle, vessel or thing in the cross‑border incident site which is impeding the incident management operations;

(f)

remove from the cross‑border incident site any individual who, by that individual’s presence or otherwise, interferes with the carrying on of incident management operations;

(g)

seize any creature, vegetation or thing within the cross‑border incident site which the incident management officer has reason to suspect has been contaminated by being exposed to any toxic chemical, any dangerous, hazardous, radioactive or harmful substance or any biological agent, or toxin, and destroy or otherwise dispose of the creature, vegetation or thing;

(h)

require any individual whom the incident management officer has reason to suspect has been exposed to any toxic chemical, any dangerous, hazardous, radioactive or harmful substance or any biological agent, or toxin, to undergo medical examination and medical treatment;

(i)

take into the cross‑border incident site, and use, any equipment or materials the incident management officer reasonably requires for the purpose of carrying on incident management operations there, including carrying, or having in his or her possession or under his or her control, or using, any firearms, tasers or other less lethal weapons;

(j)

shut off or disconnect, or order any person having the control thereof to shut off or disconnect, the supply of electricity to any premises.

(2)

Also, a Malaysian incident management officer may exercise a power mentioned in this paragraph using only force that is reasonable in the circumstances.Malaysian border control laws

16. The Malaysian border control laws include the following Acts and subsidiary legislation made thereunder, as amended from time to time:(1)Access to Biological Resources and Benefit Sharing Act 2017 [Act 795]

(2)

Anti‑Money Laundering, Anti‑Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 [Act 613]

(3)

Arms Act 1960 [Act 206]

(4)

Biosafety Act 2007 [Act 678]

(5)

Chemical Weapons Convention Act 2005 [Act 641]

(6)

Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Act 2024 [Act 852]

(7)

Control of Supplies Act 1961 [Act 122]

(8)

(9)

Countervailing and Anti‑Dumping Duties Act 1993 [Act 504]

(10)

Customs Act 1967 [Act 235]

(11)

Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 [Act 234]

(12)

Destruction of Disease‑Bearing Insects Act 1975 [Act 154]

(13)

Drug and Substance Dependents and Misusers (Treatment and Rehabilitation) Act 1983 [Act 283]

(14)

Excise Act 1976 [Act 176]

(15)

Film Censorship Act 2002 [Act 620]

(16)

Financial Services Act 2013 [Act 758]

(17)

Food Act 1983 [Act 281]

(18)

Immigration Act 1959/63 [Act 155]

(19)

International Trade in Endangered Species Act 2008 [Act 686]

(20)

Islamic Financial Services Act 2013 [Act 759]

(21)

Land Public Transport Act 2010 [Act 715]

(22)

Malaysia Border Control and Protection Agency Act 2024 [Act 860]

(23)

Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services Act 2011 [Act 728]

(24)

Medical Device Act 2012 [Act 737]

(25)

Medicines (Advertisement and Sale) Act 1956 [Act 290]

(26)

Minor Offences Act 1955 [Act 336]

(27)

National Anti‑Drug Agency Act 2004 [Act 638]

(28)

Official Secrets Act 1972 [Act 88]

(29)

Passports Act 1966 [Act 150]

(30)

Penal Code [Act 574]

(31)

Poisons Act 1952 [Act 366]

(32)

Police Act 1967 [Act 344]

(33)

Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 [Act 342]

(34)

Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984 [Act 301]

(35)

Printing of Qur’anic Texts Act 1986 [Act 326]

(36)

Protected Areas and Protected Places Act 1959 [Act 298]

(37)

Sale of Drugs Act 1952 [Act 368]

(38)

Sales Tax Act [Act 806]

(39)

Strategic Trade Act 2010 [Act 708]

(40)

Trademark Act 2019 [Act 815]

(41)

Wildlife Conservation Act 2010 [Act 716]Singapore border control laws

17. For the purposes of section 3(1), the “Singapore border control laws” include the following Acts and subsidiary legislation made thereunder:(1)Active Mobility Act 2017(2)Animals and Birds Act 1965(3)Arms Offences Act 1973(4)Biological Agents and Toxins Act 2005(5)Chemical Weapons (Prohibition) Act 2000(6)Computer Misuse Act 1993(7)Control of Plants Act 1993(8)Copyright Act 2021(9)Coroners Act 2010(10)Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons Act 1958(11)Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act 1992(12)Countervailing and Anti‑Dumping Duties Act 1996(13)Criminal Procedure Code 2010(14)Cross‑Border Railways Act 2018(15)Currency Act 1967(16)Customs Act 1960(17)Cybersecurity Act 2018(18)Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act 2006(19)Environmental Protection and Management Act 1999(20)Evidence Act 1893(21)Films Act 1981(22)Fire Safety Act 1993(23)Food Safety and Security Act 2025(24)Goods and Services Tax Act 1993(25)Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control Act 2021(26)Health Products Act 2007(27)Healthcare Services Act 2020(28)Immigration Act 1959(29)Infectious Diseases Act 1976(30)Intoxicating Substances Act 1987(31)Medicines Act 1975(32)Miscellaneous Offences (Public Order and Nuisance) Act 1906(33)Misuse of Drugs Act 1973(34)National Registration Act 1965(35)Newspaper and Printing Presses Act 1974(36)Official Secrets Act 1935(37)Passports Act 2007(38)Penal Code 1871(39)Personal Data Protection Act 2012(40)Poisons Act 1938(41)Police Force Act 2004(42)Radiation Protection Act 2007(43)Regulation of Imports and Exports Act 1995(44)Sale of Food Act 1973(45)Small Motorised Vehicles (Safety) Act 2020(46)Telecommunications Act 1999(47)Tobacco and Vaporisers Control Act 1993(48)Undesirable Publications Act 1967(49)Wholesome Meat and Fish Act 1999(50)Wildlife Act 1965

Terms defined in s 3

biological agent
Defined · s 3
“biological agent” and “toxin” have the meanings given by section 2 of the Biological Agents and Toxins Act 2005;
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border clearance
Defined · s 3
“border clearance” includes to exercise CIQ powers concerning the admission into Malaysia from Singapore or vice versa of people and goods travelling by cross‑border train on a cross‑border railway bound for peninsular Malaysia from Singapore or bound for Singapore from peninsular Malaysia, as the case may be;
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conduct
Defined · s 3
“conduct”, as a verb, means —(a)to do an act or omit to do an act —(i)on a single occasion; or(ii)on a number of occasions over a period of time; or(b)to both do an act and omit to do an act —(i)on a single occasion; or(ii)on a number of occasions over a period of time;
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creature
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“creature” means —(a)any fish;(b)any reptile;(c)any amphibian;(d)any bird;(e)any mammal (other than man);(f)any invertebrate, regardless of the stage of development it is in; or(g)any eggs, or any reptile eggs, amphibian eggs, fish eggs, invertebrate eggs or monotreme eggs;
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crew
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“crew” means an individual while on duty or carrying out work in —(a)the operation of a cross‑border train used for or in connection with providing a cross‑border train service;(b)the planning or scheduling of train services provided using a cross‑border railway, or any activity that is ancillary to that planning or scheduling;(c)managing and controlling train services provided using a cross‑border railway (including train traffic management), or any activity that is ancillary to that managing and controlling;(d)the selling of tickets or provision of other passenger services for travel on a cross‑border train used for or in connection with providing a cross‑border train service; or(e)the maintenance of —(i)any cross‑border train used for or in connection with providing a cross‑border train service; or(ii)any part of a cross‑border railway on which a cross‑border train service is provided;
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cross‑border incident
Defined · s 3
“cross‑border incident” has the meaning given by section 6(2);
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cross‑border railway
Defined · s 3
“cross‑border railway” means a railway that —(a)has a railway network with a terminus in Singapore and runs to any part of peninsular Malaysia; and(b)is constructed under the Cross‑Border Railways Act 2018;
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cross‑border train
Defined · s 3
“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
Defined · s 3
“cross‑border train service” means a passenger train service provided using a cross‑border railway;
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detain
Defined · s 3
“detain” has the meaning given by section 5(5);
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goods
Defined · s 3
“goods” means movable property of any kind and, without limiting the generality of the expression, includes any creature, plant, money, thing, document, vessel and aircraft;
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in transit
Defined · s 3
“in transit” has the meaning given by section 6(1);
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incident management operations
Defined · s 3
“incident management operations” has the meaning given by section 6(2);
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land
Defined · s 3
“land” includes any foreshore or open space;
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Malaysia designated area
Defined · s 3
“Malaysia designated area”, for a cross‑border railway, means an area in Singapore designated in a map by the Malaysian Government and the Singapore Government under the treaty relating to that cross‑border railway to be the designated area for Malaysia in respect of that cross‑border railway;
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Malaysian border control law
Defined · s 3
“Malaysian border control law”, for a cross‑border railway, means any Malaysian law specified in the relevant Schedule relating to that cross‑border railway, being a law connected with immigration, customs, health, veterinary and phytosanitary controls, consumer protection or transport;
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Malaysian border protection service
Defined · s 3
“Malaysian border protection service” means any of the following agencies or departments of the Malaysian Government:(a)Fire and Rescue Department of Malaysia;(b)Immigration Department of Malaysia;(c)Malaysia Civil Defence Force;(d)Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency;(e)Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services;(f)Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency;(g)National Anti‑Drugs Agency;(h)Royal Malaysia Police (Travel Control Office);(i)Royal Malaysian Customs Department;(j)any other agency or department specified in the relevant Schedule relating to the cross‑border railway;
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Malaysian border protection service officer
Defined · s 3
“Malaysian border protection service officer” means an individual who is an employee of the Malaysian Government and performing duties in any of the Malaysian border protection services;
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Malaysian Government
Defined · s 3
“Malaysian Government” means the Government of Malaysia;
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Malaysian incident management officer
Defined · s 3
“Malaysian incident management officer” has the meaning given by section 27;
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Malaysian preclearance officer
Defined · s 3
“Malaysian preclearance officer” means a Malaysian border protection service officer who —(a)is recognised under section 9 as a Malaysian preclearance officer in respect of a cross‑border railway specified in the recognition; or(b)is deemed by section 10 recognised as a Malaysian preclearance officer in respect of a cross‑border railway,but only while on duty or carrying out work in that capacity;
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medical examination
Defined · s 3
“medical examination” includes a medical examination conducted by means of telemedicine;
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passenger
Defined · s 3
“passenger”, for a cross‑border train, means an individual embarking or intending to embark on the cross‑border train for the purpose of travelling onboard and includes any of the following:(a)a Malaysian border protection service officer or a Singapore border protection service officer;(b)an independent safety auditor, a rail safety inspector or other like official making an investigation or inspection for the purposes of any written law or Malaysian law about ensuring the safety of the operations of the cross‑border railway while on duty or carrying out work in that capacity;
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personal property
Defined · s 3
“personal property”, in relation to an individual, means things worn or carried by an individual or apparently in the possession or immediate control of the individual;
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premises
Defined · s 3
“premises” means any land, vessel, train or other vehicle, or a part of any land, vessel, train or other vehicle;
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quarantinable disease
Defined · s 3
“quarantinable disease” means a disease that —(a)is caused or is suspected to be caused by a micro‑organism or any agent of disease;(b)is capable or is suspected to be capable of transmission by any means to human beings; and(c)is, if left not investigated or unchecked, likely to result in an epidemic of the disease;
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quarantine
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“quarantine” means the compulsory detention in isolation of any individual or goods for the purpose of preventing or managing the risk of the contagion of a quarantinable disease —(a)entering Singapore or Malaysia, as the case may be; or(b)emerging, establishing themselves or spreading within Singapore or Malaysia, as the case may be;
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railway accident
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“railway accident”, in relation to a cross‑border railway, means an occurrence associated with the cross‑border railway where —(a)a cross‑border train used for or in connection with providing a cross‑border train service using the cross‑border railway —(i)is destroyed or seriously damaged; or(ii)is abandoned, disabled or stranded;(b)an individual dies, or is seriously injured, as a result of the occurrence;(c)a collision as follows happens, or happens directly as a result of the occurrence:(i)a collision between any of the cross‑border trains used for or in connection with providing a cross‑border train service using the cross‑border railway, but not an impact between such trains associated with normal railway operating circumstances;(ii)a collision between a cross‑border train used for or in connection with providing the cross‑border train service and an individual, a creature or another vehicle; or(d)any of the following happens directly as a result of the occurrence:(i)a derailment of a cross‑border train used for or in connection with providing a cross‑border train service using the cross‑border railway;(ii)an explosion or a fire;(iii)serious damage to the railway infrastructure of that cross‑border railway or any railway track in or on that railway infrastructure;
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railway infrastructure
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“railway infrastructure”, for any cross‑border railway, means any of the following buildings or structures, within or outside Singapore, that is used for or in connection with the cross‑border railway:(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;
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railway security checks
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“railway security checks” means carrying on any ordinary checking mentioned in section 5(1) or special checking mentioned in section 5(2) for the purpose of safeguarding against any railway security incident associated with a cross‑border railway;
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railway security incident
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“railway security incident” has the meaning given by section 54 of the Cross‑Border Railways Act 2018;
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Singapore border protection service
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“Singapore border protection service” means —(a)any of the following Ministries or departments of the Singapore Government:(i)the Singapore Civil Defence Force;(ii)the Singapore Customs;(iii)the Singapore Police Force;(iv)the Singapore Prison Service;(v)the Central Narcotics Bureau;(vi)the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority;(vii)the Ministry of Health;(b)any of the following Singapore public sector agencies:(i)the Communicable Diseases Agency;(ii)the Health Sciences Authority;(iii)the National Environment Agency; or(c)any other Ministry or department of the Singapore Government or other Singapore public sector agency specified in the relevant Schedule relating to the cross‑border railway;
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Singapore border protection service officer
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“Singapore border protection service officer” means an individual who is an employee of the Singapore Government or a Singapore public sector agency and performing duties in any of the Singapore border protection services, and includes a health officer appointed under section 4(1) of the Infectious Diseases Act 1976;
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Singapore designated area
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“Singapore designated area”, for a cross‑border railway, means an area in peninsular Malaysia designated in a map by the Malaysian Government and the Singapore Government under the treaty relating to the cross‑border railway to be the designated area for Singapore in respect of that cross‑border railway;
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Singapore Government
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“Singapore Government” means the Government of the Republic of Singapore;
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Singapore incident management officer
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“Singapore incident management officer” has the meaning given by section 27;
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Singapore preclearance officer
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“Singapore preclearance officer” means a Singapore border protection service officer who —(a)is nominated by the Minister under Part 4 to be a Singapore preclearance officer; and(b)is accepted in Malaysia as a Singapore preclearance officer in respect of a cross‑border railway,but only while on duty or carrying out work in that capacity;
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substance
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“substance” includes —(a)any gas, liquid or solid;(b)any organism or part of an organism;(c)any material that is produced from an organism;(d)any radioactivity or electromagnetic radiation; and(e)a combination of substances;
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thing
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“thing” includes a substance and a creature;
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toxin
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“biological agent” and “toxin” have the meanings given by section 2 of the Biological Agents and Toxins Act 2005;
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train
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“train” means a vehicle (with or without wheels) of a kind that operates on a railway and is used or capable of being used —(a)as a means of transport of passengers or cargo, or both passengers and cargo; or(b)for movement on the railway in order to maintain the railway; Examples Any train and rolling stock, coaches, wagons, maintenance or engineering vehicles or other railway equipment that is designed for movement along a line of railway. Any locomotive, engine, track car, tender, flanger and railway crane.
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treaty
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“treaty” means any agreement or arrangement —(a)whose parties are Singapore and any foreign country;(b)that relates to a cross‑border railway; and(c)that is specified in the First Schedule in relation to the cross‑border railway;
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