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Cross-Border Railways (Border Control Co-location) Act 2026 · Updated to 30 Sep 2026 · Part 4 · Border Clearance and Railway Security Checks by Singapore in Malaysia

21. Minister may send Singapore border protection service officers outside Singapore

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(1)

Subject to section 22, the Minister may order such number of Singapore border protection service officers as to the Minister seems expedient to proceed outside Singapore as Singapore preclearance officers to conduct border clearance or railway security checks within a Singapore designated area of a cross‑border railway in respect of people and goods travelling by any cross‑border train bound for Singapore from peninsular Malaysia using that cross‑border railway.

(2)

In addition to subsection (1), the Minister may, before the opening of a cross‑border railway, order such number of Singapore border protection service officers as to the Minister seems expedient to proceed outside Singapore as Singapore preclearance officers to perform any preparatory work within a Singapore designated area of the cross‑border railway.

(3)

This Part does not affect Part 13A of the Civil Defence Act 1986 and Part 5 of the Police Force Act 2004.

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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opening of a cross‑border railway
Defined · s 3
“opening of a cross‑border railway” has the meaning given by section 45(3) of the Cross‑Border Railways Act 2018;
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preparatory work
Defined · s 3
“preparatory work” means work that is preparatory to conducting border clearance or railway security checks;
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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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Singapore border protection service
Defined · s 3
“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 designated area
Defined · s 3
“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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