{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-space-industry-regulations-2021/regulation-243",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-space-industry-regulations-2021/regulation-243.json",
  "legislation": "ukdsi/2021/9780348223682",
  "legislation_title": "The Space Industry Regulations 2021",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-space-industry-regulations-2021",
  "path": "regulation/243",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "243",
  "heading": "Powers of inspection and examination and to take samples",
  "text": "(1) An inspector may—\n(a) take measurements and photographs, and\n(b) make recordings.\n(2) An inspector may take and deal with samples of—\n(a) any article or substance found on any premises or vehicle, or\n(b) the atmosphere in, or in the vicinity of, any premises or vehicle.\n(3) An inspector may take possession of—\n(a) any part of, or material to be incorporated or used in the manufacture of any part of, any vehicle or its equipment, or\n(b) any equipment used, or intended to be used, in connection with the provision of a service to any vehicle in flight or on the ground,\nand retain it for as long as necessary to comply with the purposes in section 26(2).\n(4) An inspector may direct that any premises or vehicle, or any article or substance or atmosphere in them, must be left undisturbed for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes of any inspection, examination or test under regulation 241(4).\n(5) A direction under paragraph (4)—\n(a) may relate to part of any premises;\n(b) may relate to particular aspects of any premises, article, substance or atmosphere.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2021/9780348223682/regulation/243",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T14:47:12.105519+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}