Cross-Border Railways (Border Control Co-location) Act 2026 · Updated to 30 Sep 2026 · Part 8 · General Matters
41. Wearing of Malaysian border protection service uniforms
Feedback & supportNothing in the Decorations and Uniforms Act 1922 prohibits or makes unlawful a Malaysian border protection service officer who is recognised as a Malaysian preclearance officer in relation to a cross‑border railway or is a Malaysian incident management officer —
Malaysian border protection service officer
“Malaysian border protection service officer” means an individual who is an employee of the Malaysian Government and performing duties in any of the Malaysian border protection services;
wearing any uniform of the Malaysian border protection service he or she is an officer of; or
wearing or showing any insignia, decoration, medal, bar, clasp, ribbon, stripe or emblem associated with being that Malaysian border protection service officer,when he or she is acting in the course of his or her duty conducting border clearance and railway security checks, or performing any preparatory work, in the Malaysia designated area of the cross‑border railway or conducting incident management operations under this Act.
In this section —
“insignia”, in relation to any of the Malaysian border protection services, includes any badge of rank, logo, symbol, representation, device or other item that is generally recognised as being used by an officer of the Malaysian border protection service concerned;
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;
“uniform”, in relation to any of the Malaysian border protection services, includes any accessory of an officer of the Malaysian border protection service concerned that is generally recognised as a part of the uniform of that Malaysian border protection service.