Cross-Border Railways (Border Control Co-location) Act 2026 · Updated to 30 Sep 2026 · Part 8 · General Matters
42. Malaysian officers deemed to be public servants, etc.
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Malaysian preclearance officer while on duty or carrying out work, in that capacity, conducting border clearance or railway security checks, or performing any preparatory work, within a Malaysia designated area in Singapore; or
Malaysian incident management officer while on duty or carrying out work, in that capacity, conducting incident management operations in Singapore in relation to a cross‑border incident,is deemed to be a public servant for the purposes of the provisions in subsection (2).
The provisions for the purposes of subsection (1) are any of the following:
section 6 of the Protection from Harassment Act 2014;
sections 152, 189, 332, 333 and 353 of the Penal Code 1871.