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Cross-Border Railways (Border Control Co-location) Act 2026 · Updated to 30 Sep 2026 · Part 5 · Management of Cross‑Border Incidents

32. Same powers and immunities as in Singapore for Singapore incident management officers in Malaysia

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(1)

Except as otherwise expressly provided, a Singapore incident management officer conducting incident management operations under section 28 in Malaysia has —

(a)

the same powers, rights and immunities under the applicable Singapore border control law for —

(i)

preserving, restoring or maintaining public order;

(ii)

the protection of life and property;

(iii)

preventing, managing or controlling of quarantinable diseases in Singapore;

(iv)

protecting people from injury or death, and public property from damage or loss, whether arising from criminal acts or in any other way;

(v)

responding to, or minimising, the adverse effects of a railway occurrence; or

(vi)

carrying out ordinary checking or special checking for the purposes of railway security checks relating to a cross‑border railway affected by a railway occurrence, so far as relevant; and

(b)

so far as possible, to perform the same duties,as when conducting incident management operations in Singapore.

(2)

Every Singapore incident management officer may conduct incident management operations under section 28 in peninsular Malaysia —

(a)

to the extent that is conferred under written law on the Singapore incident management officer; and

(b)

subject to the limits mentioned in the following provisions as those provisions apply, with the necessary modifications, to such a Singapore incident management officer serving in peninsular Malaysia as they apply to a Malaysian incident management officer conducting incident management operations in Singapore by virtue of section 30:

(i)

sections 14 to 18 so far as these apply to carrying out ordinary checks or special checks for the purposes of railway security checks during incident management operations;

(ii)

section 31;

(iii)

the relevant Schedule relating to that cross‑border railway so far as these apply to other activities undertaken during incident management operations.

(3)

The provisions of any Singapore border control law for the purposes in subsection (1)(a) or (b), or otherwise providing for the conduct of incident management operations, apply within any premises in section 29, even if those premises are in peninsular Malaysia, subject to the modifications mentioned in this section.

Terms defined in s 3

conduct
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“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
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“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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incident management operations
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“incident management operations” has the meaning given by section 6(2);
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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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ordinary checking
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“ordinary checking” has the meaning given by section 5(1);
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premises
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“premises” means any land, vessel, train or other vehicle, or a part of any land, vessel, train or other vehicle;
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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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relevant Schedule
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“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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Singapore border control law
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“Singapore border control law”, for a cross‑border railway, means any written law specified in the relevant Schedule relating to the cross‑border railway, being a law connected with immigration, customs, health, veterinary and phytosanitary controls, consumer protection or transport;
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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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special checking
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“special checking” has the meaning given by section 5(2);
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