# The Spaceflight Activities (Investigation of Spaceflight Accidents) Regulations 2021, Regulation 7: Obligation to notify spaceflight accident


(1) Any person involved who has knowledge of the occurrence of a spaceflight accident in or over the United Kingdom must notify it without delay—
(a) to the Chief Inspector, and
(b) to a police officer or, in relation to Scotland, a constable for the area where the accident occurred.
(2) The Chief Inspector must notify any other state concerned of the occurrence of a spaceflight accident of which the Chief Inspector has been notified.
(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2), states concerned in relation to a spaceflight accident include the states—
(a) in or over which the spaceflight accident took place;
(b) in which the launch vehicle was launched;
(c) in which the launch vehicle was designed;
(d) in which the launch vehicle was manufactured.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2021/9780348223699/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-spaceflight-activities-investigation-of-spaceflight-accidents-regulations-2021/regulation-7
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