s.417Inspection of marine casualties
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Section 417Part 16 — ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND POWERS

Inspection of marine casualties

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The powers conferred by this section are available to any inspector of marine casualties appointed under section 426, for the purpose of performing the inspector's functions.
Those powers are —
the powers conferred on an inspector by section 416; and
power to require a person who the inspector has reasonable cause to believe is able to give any information relevant to any investigation into a marine casualty —
to attend at a place and time specified by the inspector of marine casualties;
to answer such questions —
in the presence of any person the inspector may allow to be present; and
a person nominated to be present by the person on whom the requirement is imposed; as the inspector thinks fit to ask;
to sign a declaration of the truth of the person's answers.
A person nominated as mentioned in paragraph (b)(ii)(B) —
shall be entitled, to make representations to the inspector on behalf of the person who nominated the person; and
shall not also be a person who the investigator has reasonable cause to believe is able to give any information relevant to any investigation into a marine casualty.
An answer given by a person under a requirement imposed under subsection (2)(b) shall be admissible in evidence in any proceedings under section 418(1)(e) in respect of a statement in or a declaration relating to the answer.

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