Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Act 2025
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Marine Accident Investigation Unit | ||
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7. (1) There shall be a unit within the Department of Transport which shall be known as the Marine Accident Investigation Unit (in this Act referred to as the “MAIU”) to perform the functions assigned to it under this Act or any other enactment. | ||
(2) The MAIU shall come into being on the appointed day. | ||
(3) The MAIU shall be independent, in its organisation and in the performance of its functions under section 8 , of any person or body whose interests could conflict with its functions. | ||
(4) The MAIU is designated as the marine safety investigation authority for the purposes of Article 8 of the Directive. | ||
(5) The MAIU shall be given the means necessary for it to perform its functions under this Act. |