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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

22. Preconditions for section 21 order

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The Minister must not make an order under section 21(1) or (2) ordering any Singapore border protection service officer to proceed to peninsular Malaysia as a Singapore preclearance officer unless —

(a)

the Singapore border protection service officer is nominated under section 23;

(b)

the Malaysian Government accepts in Malaysia the officer as a Singapore preclearance officer in respect of a cross‑border railway; and

(c)

the Minister is satisfied that adequate provisions have been or will immediately be made by or under Malaysian law for the proper conduct by Singapore preclearance officers of border clearance or railway security checks, or performing of any preparatory work, within a Singapore designated area of the cross‑border railway, which must include provision that all Singapore preclearance officers serving in that Singapore designated area under this Part —

(i)

remain under the orders of their own commanding officers; and

(ii)

are conferred with the powers, duties and privileges of officers of the equivalent Malaysian border protection service in Malaysia.

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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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 Government
Defined · s 3
“Malaysian Government” means the Government of Malaysia;
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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 officer
Defined · s 3
“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
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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Singapore preclearance officer
Defined · s 3
“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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