Hong Kong Regulations

HONG KONG CIVIL AVIATION (INVESTIGATION OF ACCIDENTS) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 9

Power of Inspectors

For the purpose of the investigation of any accident to which these
regulations apply, or any inquiries undertaken with a view to determining
whether any such investigation should be held, an Inspector shall have power-

   (a)  by summons under his hand to call before him and examine all such
        persons as he thinks fit, to require such persons to answer any
        question or furnish any information or produce any books, papers,
        documents and articles which the Inspector may consider relevant and
        to retain any such books, papers, documents and articles until the
        completion of the investigation or any inquiry held pursuant to
        regulation 17 or, as the case may be, it is determined that an
        investigation shall not be carried out;

   (b)  to take statements from all such persons as he thinks fit and to
        require any such person to make and sign a declaration of the truth of
        the statement made by him;

   (c)  to have access to and examine any aircraft involved in any such
        accident and the place where the accident occurred and to require any
        such aircraft or any part or equipment thereof to be preserved
        unaltered pending investigation;

   (d)  to examine, remove, test, take measures for the preservation of, or
        otherwise deal with-

        (i)    the aircraft involved in the accident; or

        (ii)   where it appears to the Inspector requisite for the purposes of
               any such investigation or inquiries, any other aircraft, or any
               part of such aircraft or anything contained therein;

   (e)  on production if required of his credentials, to enter and inspect any
        place, building or aircraft the entry or inspection whereof appears to
        the Inspector to be requisite for the purposes of any such
        investigation or inquiries or any inquiry held pursuant to regulation
        17, except that an Inspector shall not have power to enter any
        premises under this sub-paragraph for the purpose of inquiries with a
        view to determining whether an investigation should be held if at the
        time of the proposed entry the premises are being used as a dwelling;

   (f)  to take such measures for the preservation of evidence as he considers
        appropriate. [cf. S.I. 1983/551 r. 9 U.K.]