Malaysia legislation
Section 22
Section 22
Republic of Singapore cross-border incident management officer
(1)
No action, suit, prosecution or other proceedings shall be brought, instituted or maintained in any court of competence jurisdiction in Malaysia or by any administrative means against the Republic of Singapore enforcement officer on account of or in respect of any act, neglect or default done or omitted by him in the course of performing his official duties in the designated area at Bukit Chagar Station.
Act 884
(2)
Nothing in subsection (1) shall prevent any action, suit, prosecution or other proceedings or other administrative means to be taken against such Republic of Singapore enforcement officer in the
Republic of Singapore in respect of any act, neglect or default done or omitted by him in the course of performing his official duties under this Act in the designated area at Bukit Chagar Station.
(3)
The protection conferred to the Republic of Singapore enforcement officer under subsection (1) shall continue to apply notwithstanding that the enforcement officer has ceased to be a Republic of Singapore enforcement officer.
(4)
The protection conferred to the Republic of Singapore enforcement officer under subsection (1) may be waived by the
Government of the Republic of Singapore, in writing by itself or upon the request by the Government of Malaysia.
(5)
The protection conferred under this section shall, with the necessary modifications, apply to a Republic of Singapore cross-border incident management officer in the performance of incident management duties in respect of a cross-border incident management, notwithstanding that such cross-border incident management officer is not present within the territory of Malaysia.
(6)
For the purpose of performing official duties in the designated area at Woodlands North Station and incident management duties in respect of a cross-border incident, a Malaysian enforcement officer and a Malaysian cross-border incident management officer shall enjoy the same protection conferred on a Republic of Singapore enforcement officer and a Republic of Singapore cross-border incident management officer under this section.