S.L. 499.22 Art. 9Appointment of accredited representative, adviser and expert by the Chief Investigator.

(1) The Chief Investigator may appoint an accredited representative to participate in the investigation into an accident or incident which occurs in another State and one or more advisers to assist the accredited representative where Malta:

(a) is the State of registry, State of the operator, State of manufacture or State of design of the aircraft involved in the accident or incident; or

(b) has, at the request of the State conducting the investigation, provided information, facilities or experts to that State in connection with the investigation.

(2) The Chief Investigator may appoint an expert to participate in the investigation into an accident which occurs in another State where Malta has a special interest in the accident by virtue of fatalities or injuries to citizens of Malta.

(3) The accredited representative and, to the extent specified by the Chief Investigator, an adviser appointed by him under sub-regulation (1) may, for the purposes of the investigation in which they are participating, under the control of the investigator-in-charge, exercise all or any of the rights and powers of the investigator-in-charge specified in regulation 14(1) and (3) in respect of any aircraft, records, information, documents, objects, witnesses or other evidence in Malta or held by any person in Malta which or whom the accredited representative or adviser considers to be relevant or necessary to the investigation.