Singapore legislation
Clause 25
Clause 25
Application of Singapore border control laws in Singapore designated area
(1)
The provisions of any Singapore border control law —
providing for the conduct of border clearance or railway security checks or preparatory work by a Singapore border protection service officer; or
containing prohibitions and restrictions on the import of Singapore controlled items,(except the Immigration Act 1959, the Customs Act 1960 and the Infectious Diseases Act 1976) apply within any Singapore designated area of a cross‑border railway at which pre‑clearance procedures are carried out subject to the modifications in this section and section 26.
(2)
A Singapore border control law mentioned in subsection (1) affecting an individual who is entering or arriving or has entered or arrived in Singapore, or any goods that are about to be or are recently imported into Singapore, extends to apply to —
any individual who is travelling to Singapore on a pre‑cleared train journey on a cross‑border railway and arrives or is due to arrive at a Singapore designated area (which is outside Singapore) of the cross‑border railway; and
any goods worn or carried or apparently in the possession or immediate control of an individual mentioned in paragraph (a).
(3)
To be clear, nothing in this section authorises the collection, within any Singapore designated area of a cross‑border railway, of any taxes, customs duties or excise duties on any goods imported into the customs territory.
(4)
In this section —
Definition
“customs duties”, “customs territory” and “excise duties” have the meanings given by section 3(1) of the Customs Act 1960;
Definition
“pre-clearance procedures” and “pre‑cleared train journey” have the meanings given by section 36D of the Immigration Act 1959.