UK Statutory Instrument SI 1996 United Kingdom

The Civil Aviation (Investigation of Air Accidents and Incidents) Regulations 1996

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Enforced by
CAA
Status
Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person3 Landlord1

Plus 7 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

Other Acts binding the same actors

If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.

Any Person — also bound by 2684 other Acts
Landlord — also bound by 238 other Acts
Housing Act 1985 55 duties
Housing Act 1996 30 duties

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.005 Duty to furnish information relating to accidents and incidents Regulated
  • Report aircraft accidents and serious incidents to CAA and police immediatelyLandlord
s.007 Removal of damaged aircraft Regulated
  • Do not access or move damaged aircraft after an accident unless authorisedAny Person
s.008 Inspectors of Air Accidents Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Chief Inspector must investigate specified air accidents and serious incidentsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.010 Form and conduct of investigations Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Chief Inspector must determine scope and procedure of air accident investigationsStatutory regulator
s.011 Inspector’s Report Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Investigating Inspector must prepare and circulate investigation reportsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.012 Notice of Inspector’s Report and Representations thereon Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Air accident inspector must give advance notice of adverse reportsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.013 Publication of Reports Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Chief Inspector must publish accident investigation reports promptlyCrown / Minister / Government department
s.014 Safety recommendations Regulated
  • Respond to air safety recommendations from the Chief InspectorAny Person
s.015 Reopening of Investigation Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Reopen air accident investigations on new evidence or unfair reputational harmCrown / Minister / Government department
s.017 Obstruction of Investigation Regulated
  • Do not obstruct air accident inspectors or ignore a summonsAny Person
s.018 Disclosure of relevant records Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must not disclose air accident records outside investigationCrown / Minister / Government department
8 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation, commencement, interpretation and application
s.002 (1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires— “accident”...
s.003 These Regulations apply only to civil aviation accidents and incidents....
s.004 Purpose of the investigation of accidents and incidents
s.006 Subject to the provisions of regulations 11(4)(b) and 18 below,...
s.009 Powers of Inspectors
s.016 Accredited representatives
s.019 Revocation

Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.