§ 1112. Special boards of inquiry on air transportation safety
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(a)Establishment.— If an accident involves a substantial question about public safety in air transportation, the National Transportation Safety Board may establish a special board of inquiry composed of—
(1)one member of the Board acting as chairman; and
(2)2 members representing the public, appointed by the President on notification of the establishment of the special board of inquiry.
(b)Qualifications and Conflicts of Interest.— The public members of a special board of inquiry must be qualified by training and experience to participate in the inquiry and may not have a pecuniary interest in an aviation enterprise involved in the accident to be investigated.
(c)Authority.— A special board of inquiry has the same authority that the Board has under this chapter.
(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(d), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 747.)
In subsection (c), the words “when convened to investigate an accident certified to it by the National Transportation Safety Board” are omitted as surplus.
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