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Space Industry Act 2018
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20Investigation of accidents
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(1)Regulations may provide for the investigation of accidents, whether occurring in the United Kingdom or elsewhere, arising out of or in the course of spaceflight activities (including activities to which the Outer Space Act 1986 applies).
(2)Regulations under this section may—
(a)make provision corresponding to that which may be made by virtue of subsection (3) of section 75 of the Civil Aviation Act 1982 (investigation of accidents);
(b)make provision entitling a person who incurs expenses in, or in connection with, carrying out an investigation under the regulations to recover those expenses from prescribed persons.
This subsection does not limit subsection (1).
(3)In this section “accident” includes any fortuitous or unexpected event by which the safety of any spacecraft or person is threatened.
(4)This section does not limit the powers of any authority under sections 245 to 247 and sections 252 to 254 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995.
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