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Regulation 2 Application of these Regulations

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These Regulations apply to the investigation of spaceflight accidentsf1 occurring—

(a)

in or over the United Kingdom, and

(b)

elsewhere, if the circumstances set out in regulation 16 apply.

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Footnotes

f1

The definition of “accident” in section 20(3) (investigation of accidents) of the 2018 Act is wide and includes unexpected events which threaten the safety of any spacecraft or person, whether or not any person is injured or the spacecraft is damaged. Launch vehicles referred to in these Regulations are spacecraft.