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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

17. Limits on CIQ power for public health reasons

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(1)

A Malaysian preclearance officer recognised in relation to a cross‑border railway may require an individual seeking to enter peninsular Malaysia to undergo a medical examination within the Malaysia designated area of the cross‑border railway, or to undergo supervised or voluntary isolation or quarantine (as the case may be) where the Malaysian preclearance officer suspects, or has reasonable grounds to believe, that —

(a)

the individual —

(i)

is a carrier of, or is infected with, an infectious disease;

(ii)

has undergone a medical examination in connection with an infectious disease but has not received a conclusive result of that medical examination; or

(iii)

has been exposed to the risk of infection from that infectious disease; or

(b)

the individual is seeking to enter Malaysia from a country outside Malaysia during a period when there is an outbreak or suspected outbreak of the infectious disease in that country.

(2)

In this section, “infectious disease” has the meaning given in the relevant Schedule for the cross‑border railway concerned.

Terms defined in s 3

country
Defined · s 3
“country” includes territory;
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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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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 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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quarantine
Defined · s 3
“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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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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