Section 51: Coordination of family assistance providers

(1) Where the Bureau is notified of a transportation occurrence within Nigeria involving an air, marine or rail occurrence, the magnitude of which results in major fatalities, the Bureau shall immediately designate officers to -
(a) be charged with coordinating the Family Assistance Program, in line with the provisions of the regulations made under this Act; and
(b) collaborate with counterparts from other government and nongovernmental agencies performing similar functions.
(2) Where the Bureau relinquishes its investigative powers under this Act in respect of any transportation occurrence, it shall assist the body to which it has relinquished investigative power in assisting the coordination of Family Assistance Program with respect to the occurrence to the maximum extent possible.