56A. Extent of powers for incident management operations for cross-border incidents

any reference to seizing or forfeiting any thing or detaining any person under any written law is a reference to transferring custody of the thing seized or person detained to a Malaysian incident management officer if Malaysia is responsible for managing the cross-border incident under a treaty;

those incident management operations are carried out only —

during or immediately after the cross-border incident happening;

within the cross-border incident site for that cross-border incident; and

with the prior consent of the Government of Malaysia for the specific cross-border incident unless the cross-border incident —

is an explosion or a fire;

involved the release into the environment or exposing the public to any toxic chemical, any dangerous, hazardous, radioactive or harmful substance, or any biological agent, or toxin; or

requires search and rescue services or critical medical assistance or medical evacuation to be provided.