**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Civil Aviation has notified the Aircraft (Investigation of Accidents and Incidents) (Amendment) Rules, 2026, which came into force on July 21, 2026. These rules amend the principal 2025 rules to formally include a supersession clause regarding the previous 2017 regulatory framework. The notification follows a public consultation period initiated in February 2026, during which no objections or suggestions were received.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Administrative Details**
* **Official Title:** The rules are cited as the Aircraft (Investigation of Accidents and Incidents) (Amendment) Rules, 2026.
* **Effective Date:** The amendment became effective immediately upon its publication in the Official Gazette on July 21, 2026.
* **Legal Authority:** The rules were framed using powers conferred by the Bharatiya Vayuyan Adhiniyam, 2024 (Sections 11, 12, 19, 25, 30, and 33).
* **Specific Rule Amendments**
* **Preamble Modification:** The amendment inserts specific text into the fourth paragraph of the preamble of the 2025 Rules.
* **Supersession of 2017 Rules:** The amendment explicitly states that the 2025 Rules are in supersession of the Aircraft (Investigation of Accidents and Incidents) Rules, 2017.
* **Savings Clause:** The supersession of the 2017 Rules does not affect things done or omitted to be done before the new rules took effect.
**Impact Analysis**
**Ministry of Civil Aviation / Regulatory Authorities**
**Impact**
The amendment provides legal clarity by officially retiring the 2017 Rules, ensuring there is no regulatory overlap or ambiguity between the old framework and the 2025/2026 updates.
**Action Required**
Authorities must ensure that all current and future aircraft accident and incident investigations are conducted strictly under the 2025 Rules as amended by the 2026 notification.
**Aviation Industry Stakeholders (Operators and Investigators)**
**Impact**
Stakeholders are now under a consolidated regulatory framework. The 2017 Rules are no longer applicable for any new proceedings or compliance requirements.
**Action Required**
Stakeholders must update their internal legal references and procedural manuals to reflect the supersession of the 2017 Rules and the adoption of the 2026 amendments.
Key Entities Referenced
Bharatiya Vayuyan Adhiniyam, 2024: The primary legislation under which the Central Government exercises its power to amend rules regarding aircraft accident investigations.
Aircraft (Investigation of Accidents and Incidents) (Amendment) Rules, 2026: The specific rules introduced by this notification to update the regulatory framework for investigating aviation incidents.
Ministry of Civil Aviation: The central government ministry responsible for the administration and oversight of civil aviation policy and regulations in India.
Aircraft (Investigation of Accidents and Incidents) Rules, 2025: The principal set of rules governing aviation accident investigations that are being amended by this notification.
Aircraft (Investigation of Accidents and Incidents) Rules, 2017: The prior regulations that are explicitly referenced as being superseded by the 2025 rules.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 588] नई दिल्ली, मगं लिार, िुलाई 21, 2026/आषाढ 30, 1948
No. 588] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JULY 21, 2026/ASHADHA 30, 1948
नागर जिमानन मत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 17 िुलाई, 2026
सा.का.जन. 647(अ).— िायुयान (िर्ु घटनाओं और र्टनाओं का अन्िेषण) जनयम, 2025 को सिं ोधन करने के जलए
उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 34 के अधीन यथा अपेजित, कजतपय जनयमों का जनम्नजलजखत प्रारूप, प्रभाजित होने िाल े सभी
व्यजक्तयों से, उस तारीख स े पंद्रह दिनों की अिजध की समाजि से पहले, जिस तारीख को उक्त अजधसूचना िाली रािपत्र की
प्रजतयां िनता को उपलब्ध कराई गई थीं, आपजियां और सझु ाि आमंजत्रत करन े के जलए भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण,
भाग-II, खंड-3, उप-खडं (i) तारीख 17 फरिरी, 2026 के द्वारा प्रकाजित दकया गया था;
और, उक्त अजधसूचना िाली रािपत्र की प्रजतयां 19 फरिरी, 2026 को िनता को उपलब्ध करा िी गई थीं।
और, जिजनर्िघष्ट अिजध के भीतर प्रारूप जनयमों के संबंध में िनता से कोई आपजियां या सुझाि प्राि नहीं हुए ह;ैं
5542 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
अब, भारतीय िायुयान अजधजनयम, 2024 (2024 का 16) की धारा 11, धारा 12, धारा 19, धारा 25 की
उप-धारा (4), धारा 30 और धारा 33 द्वारा प्रिि िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, केंद्रीय सरकार िायुयान (िर्ु घटनाओं और
र्टनाओं का अन्िेषण) जनयम, 2025 को संिोधन करन े के जलए जनम्नजलजखत जनयम बनाती ह;ै अथाघत:् -
जनयम
1. (1) इन जनयमों का संजिप् त नाम िायुयान (िर्ु घटनाओं और र्टनाओं का अन्िेषण) (संिोधन) जनयम, 2026 ह।ै
(2) य ेजनयम रािपत्र म ेंउनके प्रकािन की तारीख को प्रिृि होंगे।
2. प्रस्ट्तािना के चौथ ेपैरा में, िब्िों, अंकों और कोष्ठकों, के बाि, “और िायुयान (िर्ु घटनाओं और र्टनाओं का अन्िेषण)
जनयम, 2017 के अजधक्रमण म,ें उन बातों के जसिाय जिन्ह ें ऐस े अजधक्रमण के पूि घ दकया गया ह ै या करन े का लोप
दकया गया ह”ैं , िब्ि, कोष्ठक और अंक को अतं :स्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा।
[फा. स.ं 1245/201/2025-डी िी अनुभाग-एमओसीए]
जप्रयंका िास, संयुक् त सजचि
टटप्पण: मलू जनयम, भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग-II, खडं -3, उप-खडं (i) में तारीख 7 निंबर, 2025 की अजधसूचना
संख्या सा.का.जन. 829(अ), तारीख 10 निंबर, 2025 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए।
MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 17th July, 2026
G.S.R. 647(E).— Whereas, the following draft of certain rules further to amend the Aircraft (Investigation of
Accidents and Incidents) Rules, 2025, were published, as required by section 34 of the said Act, vide number
G.S.R. 136 (E), dated the 17th February, 2026, in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, PartII, Section3, Sub-Section (i),
for inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby, before the expiry of the period of
fifteen days from the date on which the copies of the Official Gazette containing the said notification were made
available to the public;
And whereas, copies of the Gazette containing the said notification were made available to the public on the
19th February, 2026.
And whereas, no objections or suggestions have been received from the public in respect of draft rules within
the period specified;[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 11, 12, 19, Sub-section (4) of section 25,
sections 30 and 33 of the Bharatiya Vayuyan Adhiniyam, 2024 (16 of 2024, the Central Government hereby makes
the following rules further to amend the Aircraft (Investigation of Accidents and Incidents) Rules, 2025; namely:-
Rules
1. (1) These rules may be called the Aircraft (Investigation of Accidents and Incidents) (Amendment)
Rules, 2026.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the fourth paragraph of the preamble, after the words, figures and brackets, the words, brackets and figures
“and in supersession of the Aircraft (Investigation of Accidents and Incidents) Rules, 2017, except as respects
things done or omitted to be done before such supersession”, shall be inserted.
[F. No. 1245/201/2025-DGSection-MOCA]
PRIYANKA DAS, Jt. Secy.
NOTE:- The principal rules were published on the 10th November, 2025 in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary,
Part II, section 3, sub-section (i) vide notification number G.S.R. 829(E), dated the 7th November, 2025.
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