# The Spaceflight Activities (Investigation of Spaceflight Accidents) Regulations 2021, Regulation 17: Assistance with safety investigations


(1) SAIA may request assistance in a safety investigation from safety investigation authorities from other states.
(2) SAIA may request the regulator and other relevant bodies to participate in a safety investigation by supplying—
(a) information relating to the spaceflight accident, or
(b) equipment,
to help with that investigation.
(3) The Chief Inspector may appoint an adviser to assist an investigator-in-charge of a safety investigation, under the supervision of that investigator.
(4) The Chief Inspector may invite—
(a) a relevant body, or
(b) the regulator,
to appoint an adviser to assist in a safety investigation.
(5) Paragraphs (3) and (4) do not apply if making such an appointment or giving such an invitation would give rise to a conflict of interest for SAIA.
(6) In this regulation, “relevant body” means any international body or national body involved with spaceflight activities.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2021/9780348223699/regulation/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-spaceflight-activities-investigation-of-spaceflight-accidents-regulations-2021/regulation-17
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