Immigration (Exemption from section 6) (Amendment) Order 2026

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reg 1Citation and commencement

This Order is the Immigration (Exemption from section 6) (Amendment) Order 2026 and comes into operation on 30 September 2026.

reg 2Amendment of paragraph 3

In the Immigration (Exemption from section 6) Order (O 1) (called in this Order the principal Order), in paragraph 3(1)(b), after “Second Schedule”, insert “or Fourth Schedule”.

reg 3Amendment of paragraph 4

In the principal Order, in paragraph 4(b), after “Third Schedule”, insert “or Fourth Schedule”.

reg 4New Fourth Schedule

In the principal Order, after the Third Schedule, insert —“FOURTH SCHEDULEParagraphs 3 and 4Cross‑border railways‑related exemption1.—

(1)

Any term in this Schedule that is defined in the Cross‑Border Railways (Border Control Co‑location) Act 2026 has the meaning given to that term in that Act unless the term is otherwise defined in this Schedule.

(2)

In this Schedule — “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;“defined route” means —

(a)

travelling to Malaysia from Singapore —

(i)

by rail via the Woodlands North Station at 1 Woodlands North Coast Road, Singapore 738979 to Bukit Chagar Station at Jalan Tengku Azizah, 80300 Johor Bahru, Johore Darul Ta’zim, Malaysia; or

(ii)

by road or on foot via the Woodlands Checkpoint at 1200 Woodlands Road or the Woodlands Checkpoint at 21 Woodlands Crossing in Singapore to Bangunan Sultan Iskandar at Jalan Lingkaran Dalam, Bukit Chagar, 80300 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia; or

(b)

travelling to Singapore from Malaysia —

(i)

by rail via Bukit Chagar Station at Jalan Tengku Azizah, 80300 Johor Bahru, Johore Darul Ta’zim, Malaysia to the Woodlands North Station at 1 Woodlands North Coast Road, Singapore 738979; or

(ii)

by road or on foot via Bangunan Sultan Iskandar at Jalan Lingkaran Dalam, Bukit Chagar, 80300 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia to the Woodlands Checkpoint at 1200 Woodlands Road or the Woodlands Checkpoint at 21 Woodlands Crossing in Singapore;“Malaysia’s CIQ zone in Singapore” means the area demarcated under section 7(1) of the Cross‑Border Railways (Border Control Co‑location) Act 2026;“technical assistance” includes troubleshooting, user assistance, system maintenance or cybersecurity services.

2. A Malaysian border protection service officer who travels to or from Singapore by a defined route for the purpose or in the course of his or her performing duties as —

(a)

a Malaysian preclearance officer in Singapore in respect of a cross‑border railway;

(b)

a Malaysian border protection service officer in peninsular Malaysia in respect of a cross‑border railway; or

(c)

a Malaysian incident management officer in respect of a cross‑border railway affected by a railway occurrence necessitating incident management operations. 3. A non‑citizen individual who —

(a)

is, or is an employee of, a person contracted or engaged by the Government of Malaysia to provide technical assistance in hardware, software or network issues connected with border clearance or railway security checks by a Malaysian border protection service of people and goods travelling by any cross‑border train using a cross‑border railway;

(b)

travels to or from Singapore by a defined route in connection with the individual providing, at the particular request of a Malaysian border protection service officer, any technical assistance mentioned in sub‑paragraph (a) within Malaysia’s CIQ zone in Singapore; (c)provides that technical assistance solely within Malaysia’s CIQ zone in Singapore; and

(d)

is approved by the Minister to be at work in Malaysia’s CIQ zone in Singapore for the purpose in sub‑paragraph (b).”.

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