**Executive Summary**
This document from the Ministry of Civil Aviation notifies draft rules to further amend the Aircraft (Investigation of Accidents and Incidents) Rules, 2025, under the Bharatiya Vayuyan Adhiniyam, 2024. It invites objections or suggestions to the proposed amendments, with a deadline of fifteen days from the date of the gazette publication being made available to the public (February 17, 2026). The amendments come into force upon the date of their publication.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Rule Title and Implementation:**
* The rules are named "Aircraft (Investigation of Accidents and Incidents) (First Amendment) Rules, 2026."
* They become effective upon publication in the Official Gazette.
* **Amendment to Preamble:**
* The existing preamble is replaced with a revised statement that includes superseding the Aircraft (Investigation of Accidents and Incidents) Rules, 2017.
* **Authority:**
* The amendments are made in exercise of powers conferred by sections 11, 12, 19, 30, 32 and 33 of the Bharatiya Vayuyan Adhiniyam, 2024 (16 of 2024)
* **Public Input:**
* Objections or suggestions can be submitted to the Director-General of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder**: Persons Likely to be Affected by Amendment
**Impact**: Those involved in aircraft operation or investigation of accidents/incidents.
**Action Required**: Provide objections/suggestions to the Director-General of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau within 15 days of the availability of the Gazette copies.
**Stakeholder**: Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB)
**Impact**: Responsible for reviewing and considering the feedback received on the draft amendment rules.
**Action Required**: Consider any objections or suggestions regarding the draft amendment rules received before the expiry of the specified period.
Key Entities Referenced
Bharatiya Vayuyan Adhiniyam, 2024: The Indian Aircraft Act, 2024 - the enabling legislation for the rules.
Aircraft (Investigation of Accidents and Incidents) Rules, 2025: The existing rules being amended by this notification, regarding investigation of aircraft accidents and incidents.
Ministry of Civil Aviation: The ministry responsible for the notification.
Aircraft (Investigation of Accidents and Incidents) (First Amendment) Rules, 2026: The draft rules amending the Aircraft (Investigation of Accidents and Incidents) Rules, 2025.
New Delhi: Location of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Director-General of Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 130] नई दिल्ली, मगं लिार, फरिरी 17, 2026/मार् 28, 1947
No. 130] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2026/MAGHA 28, 1947
नागर जिमानन मत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 17 फरिरी, 2026
सा.का.जन. 136(अ).— भारतीय िाययान अजधजनयम, 2024 (2024 का 16) की धारा 11, 12, 19, धारा 25
की उप-धारा (4) तथा धारा 30 और 33 द्वारा प्रित्त अजधकारों का प्रयोग करते हुए, केंद्रीय सरकार एतद्द्वारा िायुयान
(िर्ु घटनाओं और र्टनाओं का अन्िेषण) जनयम, 2025 म ें आग े संिोधन के जलए, कजतपय जनयमों का मसौिा, िैसा दक उक्त
अजधजनयम की धारा 34 म ें अपजे ित ह,ै इससे प्रभाजित होन े िाले सभी व्यजक्तयों की सूचना हते ु एतद्द्वारा प्रकाजित करती ह ै
तथा एतद्द्वारा सूचना िी िाती ह ै दक उक्त मसौिा जनयमों को उस तारीख स े पद्रं ह दिनों की अिजध के बाि ध्यान म ें रखा
िाएगा, जिस दिन भारत के रािपत्र, जिसम ें यह अजधसूचना प्रकाजित की िाती ह,ै की प्रजतयां िनसाधारण को उपलब्ध
कराई िाती ह;ैं
आपजत्तयां या सुझाि, यदि कोई हों, महाजनिेिक, िायुयान िर्ु घटना अन्िेषण ब्यरू ो, उडान भिन, अरबबंिो माग,घ नई
दिल्ली -110003 को भेि ेिा सक्ते ह ैंया dg.aaib-moca@gov.in या aaib.moca@nic.in को ई-मले दकया िा सकता
ह;ै
उपयुघक्त जनर्िष्टघ अिजध की समाजि स ेपहले उक्त मसौिा जनयमों के संबंध म ेंदकसी भी व्यजक्त स ेप्राि दकसी भी आपजत्त
या सुझाि पर केंद्र सरकार द्वारा जिचार दकया िाएगा।
1214 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
जनयम मसौिा
1. (1) इन जनयमों को िायुयान (िर्ु घटनाओं और र्टनाओं का अन्िेषण) (पहला संिोधन) जनयम, 2026 कहा
िाएगा ।
(2) य ेजनयम रािपत्र म ेंउनके प्रकािन की तारीख स ेलाग ू होंगे ।
2. प्रस्ट्तािना के सिम खंड म,ें इन िब्िों अथाघत “अत:, अब, केंद्रीय सरकार भारतीय िायुयान अजधजनयम, 2024
(2024 का 16) की धारा 11, 12, 19, 30, 32 और 33 द्वारा प्रित्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करत े हुए जनम्नजलजखत
जनयम बनाती ह,ै अथाघत:— ” िब्िों के स्ट्थान पर जनम्नजलजखत िब्ि प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत दकए िाएगं े, अथाघत—्
“अत:, अब, केंद्रीय सरकार भारतीय िायुयान अजधजनयम, 2024 (2024 का 16) की धारा 11, 12, 19,
30, 32 और 33 द्वारा प्रित्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करते हुए तथा जिमान (िर्ु घटनाओं और र्टनाओं की िांच)
जनयम, 2017 को, ऐसे अजधक्रमण स े पूिघ दकए गए या दकए िाने स े रह गए कायों के संबंध म ें अपिाि रखत े
हुए, अजधक्रजमत करते हुए, केंद्रीय सरकार एति ्द्वारा जनम्नजलजखत जनयम बनाती ह,ै अथाघत्—”
[फा. स.ं 1245/201/2025-डीिी अनुभाग-एम.ओ.सी.ए]
िोजभत गुिा, संयुक्त सजचि
टटप्पणी :— मलू जनयम भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उप-खडं (i) म ेंअजधसूचना संख्या िी.एस.आर. 829
(ई), दिनांक 7 निम्बर, 2025 के माध्यम स े 10 निम्बर, 2025 को प्रकाजित दकए गए थ े।
MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 17th February, 2026
G.S.R. 136(E).–– The following draft of certain rules further to amend the Aircraft (Investigation of
Accidents and Incidents) Rules, 2025, which the Central Government proposes to make 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), is hereby published as required by section 34 of the said Act, for
information of all persons likely to be affected thereby; and notice is hereby given that the said draft rules
will be taken into consideration after a period of fifteen days from the date on which copies of the Gazette of
India, in which this notification is published, are made available to the public;
Objections or suggestions, if any, may be addressed to the Director-General of Aircraft Accident
Investigation Bureau, Udaan Bhawan, Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi-110003 or e-mailed to dg.aaib-
moca@gov.in or aaib.moca@nic.in ;
Any objection or suggestion which may be received from any person with respect to the said draft
rules before the expiry of the period specified above will be considered by the Central Government.
Draft Rules
1. (1) These Rules may be called the Aircraft (Investigation of Accidents and Incidents) (First
Amendment) Rules, 2026.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the enabling clause of the preamble, for the words "Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers
conferred by sections 11, 12, 19, 30, 32 and 33 of the Bharatiya Vayuyan Adhiniyam, 2024 (16 of[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
2024) the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely: —", the following words
shall be substituted,-
"Now, therefore in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 11, 12, 19, 30, 32 and 33 of
the Bharatiya Vayuyan Adhiniyam, 2024 (16 of 2024) 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, the Central Government hereby makes the
following rules, namely:—".
[F. No. 1245/201/2025-D G Section-MOCA]
SHOBHIT GUPTA, Jt. Secy.
NOTE:- The principal rules were published on 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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