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16. If practicable, the Chief Inspector may cause a safety investigation to be conducted in accordance with these Regulations where—
(a)a spaceflight accident occurs elsewhere than in or over the United Kingdom,
(b)the spaceflight accident involves a launch vehicle in respect of which the United Kingdom is the state—
(i)from which the launch vehicle was launched,
(ii)having jurisdiction over the organisation responsible for the design of the launch vehicle,
(iii)having jurisdiction over the organisation responsible for the manufacture or final assembly of the launch vehicle, or of any component parts of the launch vehicle,
(iv)having jurisdiction over the organisation responsible for the maintenance of the launch vehicle, or any component parts of the launch vehicle, or
(v)in which the spaceflight operator’s principal place of business is located, and
(c)an investigation is not conducted by another state, or the United Kingdom has been requested by another state to assist with an investigation carried out on behalf of that state.
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