§ 55 — Compulsory reporting of accidents, etc., on cross‑border railway

55.—(1) This section applies where —(a)

an accident or a serious incident occurs in Singapore; or

(b)

an accident or a serious incident occurs outside Singapore involving a train operated by a licensee holding a cross‑border train service licence.

(2) If a relevant person has knowledge of an accident or a serious incident mentioned in subsection (1), the relevant person must give notice of the accident or serious incident to —(a)

the competent authority for transport accidents in accordance with the written law in force governing transport accidents in Singapore; and

(b)

the bilateral committee for that cross‑border railway within the prescribed time and in the prescribed manner.

(3) A relevant person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $100,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or to both.

(4) To avoid doubt, nothing in this section affects the operation of —(a)

the Electricity Act 2001;

(b)

the Fire Safety Act 1993; or

(c)

the Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006.

(5) In this section, “relevant person” means —(a)

the licensee having charge of the railway infrastructure or railway asset involved, or the master of the cross‑border train involved, at the time of the accident or serious incident;

(b)

where the accident or serious incident occurs on or adjacent to a train station of a cross‑border railway in Singapore, the owner or operator of the train station; and

(c)

in all other accidents or serious incidents, such persons as may be prescribed by the written law in force governing transport accidents.

—(1) This section applies where —(a)

an accident or a serious incident occurs in Singapore; or

(b)

an accident or a serious incident occurs outside Singapore involving a train operated by a licensee holding a cross‑border train service licence.

(2) If a relevant person has knowledge of an accident or a serious incident mentioned in subsection (1), the relevant person must give notice of the accident or serious incident to —(a)

the competent authority for transport accidents in accordance with the written law in force governing transport accidents in Singapore; and

(b)

the bilateral committee for that cross‑border railway within the prescribed time and in the prescribed manner.

(3) A relevant person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $100,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or to both.

(4) To avoid doubt, nothing in this section affects the operation of —(a)

the Electricity Act 2001;

(b)

the Fire Safety Act 1993; or

(c)

the Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006.

(5) In this section, “relevant person” means —(a)

the licensee having charge of the railway infrastructure or railway asset involved, or the master of the cross‑border train involved, at the time of the accident or serious incident;

(b)

where the accident or serious incident occurs on or adjacent to a train station of a cross‑border railway in Singapore, the owner or operator of the train station; and

(c)

in all other accidents or serious incidents, such persons as may be prescribed by the written law in force governing transport accidents.