Cross-Border Railways (Border Control Co-location) Act 2026 · Updated to 30 Sep 2026 · Part 5 · Management of Cross‑Border Incidents
34. Preconditions for section 33 order
Feedback & supportThe Minister must not make an order under section 33(1) ordering any Singapore border protection service officer to proceed to peninsular Malaysia as a Singapore incident management officer unless 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 incident management officers of incident management operations in peninsular Malaysia in relation to a railway occurrence that is a cross‑border incident, which must include provision that all Singapore incident management officers conducting incident management operations in peninsular Malaysia in relation to a railway occurrence that is a cross‑border incident —
Singapore border protection service officer
“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;
remain under the orders of their own commanding officers; and
are conferred with the powers, duties and privileges of officers of the equivalent Malaysian border protection service and equivalent Malaysian incident management officers in Malaysia.
Malaysian border protection service
“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;