Cross-Border Railways (Border Control Co-location) Act 2026 · Updated to 30 Sep 2026 · Part 9 · Amendments to Other Acts
51. Amendment of section 24
Feedback & supportIn the Coroners Act 2010, in section 24 —
in subsection (1)(c), delete “or” at the end;
in subsection (1)(d), replace the full‑stop at the end with a semi‑colon;
in subsection (1), after paragraph (d), insert —“(e)the death occurred (even if outside Singapore) on board, or as a result of an occurrence on board, a cross‑border train when the person, at the time of death, was on a journey to or from somewhere in Singapore, and that cross‑border train enters or returns to Singapore with the body of the deceased; or
cross‑border train
“cross‑border train” means a train used for or in connection with providing a cross‑border train service;
the cause or suspected cause of the death (even if it occurred outside Singapore) is connected with a cross‑border incident and the body of the deceased is sent to Singapore pursuant to incident management operations.”; and
cross‑border incident
“cross‑border incident” has the meaning given by section 6(2);
after subsection (2), insert —“(3) In this section —“cross‑border railway” and “cross‑border train” have the meanings given by section 3(1) of the Cross‑Border Railways (Border Control Co‑location) Act 2026;“cross‑border incident” and “incident management operations” have the meanings given by section 6(2) of the Cross‑Border Railways (Border Control Co‑location) Act 2026.”.
cross‑border railway
“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;