1. If the Board has made a recommendation to an administrative body, the administrative body at which the recommendation is directed shall define its position in this respect within half a year after the day on which the report in question has been drawn up. The administrative body may extend this term twice by three months at most, supported by reasons. If the administrative body is not Our Minister whom it concerns, the administrative body shall notify Our Minister whom it concerns of its position in writing.

2. The administrative body shall send a copy of this notification to the Board. If the recommendation is directed at Our Minister whom it concerns, the latter shall notify the Board of his position in writing.

1. If the Board has made a recommendation to a party other than an administrative body, the latter shall notify Our Minister whom it concerns of the way in which he/it intends to comply with the recommendation and send a copy of this notification to the Board within one year after the date on which the report in question has been drawn up.

2. Within one year after receipt of the notification referred to in the first paragraph Our Minister whom it concerns shall consider if further measures are necessary. Our Minister whom it concerns shall inform the Board and the natural person or the legal person to whom/which the recommendation is directed, of the outcome of his consideration.

 Annually, after consultation with Our Ministers whom it concerns Our Minister shall send the States General a survey of the recommendations of the Board, the positions defined with respect to them and the way in which the recommendations have been acted on.

 The Board is authorised to conduct an investigation into the state of affairs with respect to the implementation of recommendations made by the Board in previous investigations.

　

1. By or pursuant to an Order in Council rules may be laid down with respect to participation of the Board or a representative of the Board, in the cases to be specified, in an investigation conducted by another state.

2. By or pursuant to an Order in Council it may be determined that, in the cases to be specified, Our Minister whom it concerns in the Netherlands may order the Board or a representative appointed by Our Minister whom it concerns in the Netherlands to participate or render assistance in an investigation conducted by another state, or render assistance in an investigation conducted by the Netherlands Antilles or Aruba.

3. By or pursuant to an Order in Council regulations may be laid down with respect to the appointment by Our Minister whom it concerns in the Netherlands of the representative referred to in the second paragraph.

 By or pursuant to an Order in Council rules may be laid down with respect to supplying information, providing facilities or services, or rendering assistance, in the cases to be specified, to the state that is authorised to conduct an investigation into an incident.

 Our Minister whom it concerns and the Board shall not disclose a draft report obtained by them during an investigation conducted by another state, by the Netherlands Antilles or by Aruba, unless they have been given the explicit consent thereto by the state or the country concerned respectively, or unless the document in question has already been published or released by that state or country.

 If recommendations or other proposals for preventive measures are made to the Netherlands by another state, Our Minister whom it concerns in the Netherlands shall inform the state in question of how the recommendations or the proposals are to be implemented, supported by reasons.

　

1. A fine of the second category, as referred to in Article 23 of the Netherlands Penal Code shall be imposed on those who act in conflict with the provisions in Articles 28, first paragraph, or 31 , second paragraph, or in conflict with Article 49, 51 , second paragraph, 72 or 74, first paragraph, or if the fine is imposed by the criminal judge in the Netherlands Antilles or Aruba, a fine of at most ANG 5000 and AWG 5000 respectively.

2. The offences made punishable under the first paragraph are summary offences.

1. The officials appointed by Our Minister and Our Minister of Justice shall be charged with the investigation of the offences made punishable under Article 81 , as well as the offences made punishable under Articles 179 through 182 and 184 of the Netherlands Penal Code, in so far as these offences relate to Article 40, first paragraph, without prejudice to the officials referred to in Article 141 of the Netherlands Code of Criminal Procedure.

2. Furthermore, the persons appointed for this purpose by the government in the Netherlands Antilles and by the government in Aruba respectively, shall be charged with the investigation of the offences made punishable under Article 81, as well as the offences made punishable under Articles 185 through 188 and 190 of the Netherlands-Antillean Penal Code and Articles 185 through 188 and 190 of the Aruban Penal Code, in so far as these acts relate to Article 40, first paragraph.

3. A decision as referred to in the first paragraph shall be published in the Netherlands Government Gazette.

　

1. Within three years after the entry into force of this Kingdom Act and subsequently after every five years Our Minister shall send the States General, the Parliament of the Netherlands Antilles and the Parliament of Aruba a report on the efficiency and expediency of the performance of the Board.

2. By ministerial regulation, as referred to in Article 26, third paragraph, rules shall be laid down concerning the realisation of the report and the involvement of the Board in this respect.

　

　

 This Kingdom Act is quoted as: Kingdom Act concerning Safety Investigation Board.

 We hereby order and command that this Kingdom Act shall be published in the Netherlands Bulletin of Acts and Decrees, in the Official Journal of the Netherlands Antilles and the Official Journal of Aruba and that all ministries, authorities, bodies and officials whom it may concern shall diligently implement it. The Hague, 2. December 2004

 Beatrix

 The Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, The Minister of Justice