Malaysia legislation
Section 14
Section 14
Republic of Singapore shall provide timely updates to each other—
(1)
Where a cross-border incident or any other incident involving the commission of an offence under any written law of Malaysia or the Republic of Singapore occurs or has occurred on a Rapid Transit System Link train in transit—
(a)
the Government of Malaysia shall be responsible for managing the incident if the Rapid Transit System
Link train journey is completed within the territory of Malaysia; or
(b)
the Government of the Republic of Singapore shall be responsible for managing the incident if the Rapid
Transit System Link train journey is completed within the territory of the Republic of Singapore.
(2)
Where a cross-border incident occurs or has occurred on a Rapid Transit System Link train travelling from the Republic of Singapore to Malaysia but comes to a stop before Pier 47
and is unable to complete its journey, the Government of the
Republic of Singapore shall be responsible for managing the cross-border incident.
Act 884
(3)
Where a cross-border incident occurs or has occurred on a Rapid Transit System Link train travelling from Malaysia to the Republic of Singapore but comes to a stop before Pier 48
and is unable to complete its journey, the Government of Malaysia shall be responsible for managing the cross-border incident.
(4)
Where a cross-border incident occurs or has occurred on a Rapid Transit System Link train in transit which comes to a stop straddling Pier 47 and Pier 48 and is unable to complete its journey—
(a)
if the nose of the Rapid Transit System Link train travelling from the Republic of Singapore to Malaysia has crossed Pier 47, the Government of Malaysia shall be responsible for managing the cross-border incident; and
(b)
if the nose of the Rapid Transit System Link train travelling from Malaysia to the Republic of Singapore has crossed Pier 48, the Government of the Republic of Singapore shall be responsible for managing the cross-border incident.
(5)
For the purposes of subsection (4), regardless of whether the Government of Malaysia or the Government of the Republic of Singapore is responsible for the management of a cross-border incident which occurs or has occurred on a Rapid Transit System
Link train in transit—
(a)
where the Malaysian cross-border incident management officer is the first to arrive at the scene of a cross-border incident the management of which is under the responsibility of the Government of the Republic of Singapore, he may commence emergency response operations; and
(b)
where the Republic of Singapore cross-border incident management officer is the first to arrive at the scene of a cross-border incident the management of which is under the responsibility of the Government of Malaysia, he may commence emergency response operations.
Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System Link 23
Cross-border incident or other incident occurring on Rapid