Singapore legislation
Regulation 17
of Transport Safety Investigations (Marine Occurrences) Regulations 2023
Regulation 17
Appointment of representative of Singapore
Subregulation 1
This regulation applies only with respect to a marine casualty or marine incident where —
Singapore is a Substantially Interested State in relation to the marine casualty or marine incident but is not conducting the marine safety investigation; or
Singapore has at the request of the marine safety investigating State conducting the marine safety investigation to the marine casualty or marine incident, provided information, facilities or experts to that State in connection with the marine safety investigation.
Subregulation 2
The Director may appoint —
a suitably qualified and experienced individual to be a representative of Singapore to participate in a marine safety investigation conducted by another marine safety investigating State into a marine casualty or marine incident mentioned in paragraph (1); and
one or more assistants to assist the representative in sub‑paragraph (a).
Subregulation 3
Subject to regulation 18, the representative of Singapore and his or her assistants appointed under this regulation may, for the purposes of the investigation in which they are participating, exercise all or any of the rights and powers of an investigator mentioned in sections 26 to 31 of the Act in respect of any ship, records, information, documents, objects, witnesses or other evidence —
in Singapore; or (b)held by any person in Singapore, which or whom the representative considers to be relevant or necessary to the investigation.