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Cross-Border Railways (Border Control Co-location) Act 2026 · Updated to 30 Sep 2026 · Part 3 · Border Clearance and Railway Security Checks by Malaysia in Singapore

9. Recognising Malaysian border protection service officers

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(1)

Subject to subsections (2), (4) and (5), the Minister may from time to time recognise a Malaysian border protection service officer as a Malaysian preclearance officer in relation to a cross‑border railway specified in the recognition.

(2)

The Minister may decide to recognise a Malaysian border protection service officer as a Malaysian preclearance officer only after receiving a written nomination of the Malaysian Government regarding that officer.

(3)

The written nomination of the Malaysian Government may be communicated to the Minister through a person authorised by the Malaysian Government to do so.

(4)

The Minister must decide to recognise or refuse to recognise (as the case may be) a Malaysian border protection service officer as a Malaysian preclearance officer —

(a)

no later than the 30th day after receiving a written nomination of the Malaysian Government regarding that officer; or

(b)

within any longer period that the Minister and the Malaysian Government agree in any particular case.

(5)

The Minister may recognise only so many Malaysian border protection service officers as are necessary for the purposes of the secure conduct of border clearance and railway security checks by Malaysian preclearance officers in Singapore with reasonable speed and efficiency of people and goods travelling by cross‑border train bound for peninsular Malaysia using the cross‑border railway specified in the recognition.

(6)

The Minister may, without giving any reason, refuse to recognise any particular Malaysian border protection service officer as a Malaysian preclearance officer despite the nomination of the Malaysian Government.

Terms defined in s 3

border clearance
Defined · s 3
“border clearance” includes to exercise CIQ powers concerning the admission into Malaysia from Singapore or vice versa of people and goods travelling by cross‑border train on a cross‑border railway bound for peninsular Malaysia from Singapore or bound for Singapore from peninsular Malaysia, as the case may be;
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conduct
Defined · s 3
“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
Defined · s 3
“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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cross‑border train
Defined · s 3
“cross‑border train” means a train used for or in connection with providing a cross‑border train service;
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goods
Defined · s 3
“goods” means movable property of any kind and, without limiting the generality of the expression, includes any creature, plant, money, thing, document, vessel and aircraft;
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Malaysian border protection service
Defined · s 3
“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;
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Malaysian border protection service officer
Defined · s 3
“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;
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Malaysian Government
Defined · s 3
“Malaysian Government” means the Government of Malaysia;
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Malaysian preclearance officer
Defined · s 3
“Malaysian preclearance officer” means a Malaysian border protection service officer who —(a)is recognised under section 9 as a Malaysian preclearance officer in respect of a cross‑border railway specified in the recognition; or(b)is deemed by section 10 recognised as a Malaysian preclearance officer in respect of a cross‑border railway,but only while on duty or carrying out work in that capacity;
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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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