Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Act 2025

Appointment of investigators

9. (1) The MAIU shall be staffed with investigators who possess the requisite independence, qualifications and experience, who shall perform the functions of the MAIU.

(2) The MAIU shall be led by an investigator known as the Chief Investigator.

(3) The Public Appointments Service shall recommend to the Minister after competitions held by the Public Appointments Service for that purpose—

(a) a person for appointment by the Minister to the role of Chief Investigator, and

(b) persons for appointment by the Minister to the role of investigators.

(4) An investigator shall be furnished with a warrant of the investigator’s appointment and, when performing a function of the MAIU under this Act the investigator shall, if so required by any person affected, produce the warrant or copy of it to that person.