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Cross-Border Railways (Border Control Co-location) Act 2026 · Updated to 30 Sep 2026 · Part 3 · Border Clearance and Railway Security Checks by Malaysia in Singapore

10. Deemed recognised Malaysian border protection service officers

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(1)

This section applies where the Malaysian Government gives written notice to the Minister that —

(a)

a serious unplanned incident associated with a cross‑border railway is occurring or has occurred; and

(b)

additional Malaysian border protection service officers identified in or identifiable from the notice are necessary to conduct, in Singapore, border clearance and railway security checks of people and goods travelling by cross‑border train bound for peninsular Malaysia, so as to substantially assist in either or both the following:

(i)

restoring the reliable and secure provision of those border clearance and railway security checks in Singapore;

(ii)

reducing the impact of the serious unplanned incident on the health or safety of people in or on property in the Malaysia designated area or its immediate vicinity.

(2)

Upon an acknowledgement of receipt by the Minister of a written notice given under subsection (1) relating to a cross‑border railway, every Malaysian border protection service officer identified in or identifiable from the notice is deemed recognised as a Malaysian preclearance officer in relation to the cross‑border railway for the period specified or described in the relevant Schedule relating to that cross‑border railway.

(3)

In this section, a serious unplanned incident associated with a cross‑border railway means any occurrence happening in Singapore or outside Singapore that is an unplanned or uncontrolled occurrence specified or described in the relevant Schedule relating to that cross‑border railway.

Terms defined in s 3

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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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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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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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 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 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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railway security checks
Defined · s 3
“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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relevant Schedule
Defined · s 3
“relevant Schedule”, for a cross‑border railway, means the Schedule to this Act which contains provisions relating to that cross‑border railway, including powers of specified persons and applicable laws;
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