Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Act 2025
|
Removal from marine safety investigation | ||
|
12. Where, following an enquiry under section 11 (10)(a), the unit within the Department of Transport that is responsible for human resources determines that an investigator has breached the conflicts of interest policy— | ||
(a) the investigator concerned shall cease to be involved in the marine safety investigation in relation to which it has been determined that there has been such a breach and, where the designated person and, unless the investigator concerned is the Chief Investigator, the Chief Investigator is of the view, given the nature of the breach, that it would not be appropriate for the investigator to continue in his or her role in other investigations, he or she may be removed from those investigations also, and | ||
(b) the investigator may, depending on the nature of the breach, be subject to disciplinary procedures. |