Date: 2015-02-10Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
The Central Govt. hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Aircraft Rules, 1937, These rules may be called the Aircraft (Third Amendment) Rules, 2015.
Executive Summary:
This notification announces amendments to the Aircraft Rules of 1937, as per Section 5 of the Aircraft Act of 1934. These amendments, known as the Aircraft Third Amendment Rules, 2015, incorporate provisions related to the Cape Town Convention and Protocol. The rules came into force on the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette, February 9, 2015.
Key Points / Main Content:
Definitions:
* "Authorised Party" is defined as per Article XIII 3 of the Cape Town Protocol.
* "Cape Town Convention" refers to the Convention on international interests in mobile equipment signed in Cape Town on November 16, 2001, along with related regulations, as acceded to by India on March 31, 2008.
* "Cape Town Protocol" refers to the Protocol on matters specific to Aircraft Equipment, signed in Cape Town on November 16, 2001, along with related regulations, as acceded to by India on March 31, 2008.
* "IDERA" (irrevocable deregistration and export requested authorisation) is defined according to Article XIII of the Cape Town Protocol.
* "IDERA Holder" means the authorised party under an IDERA or its certified designee.
* "Registered Interest" means any interest registered pursuant to Chapter V of the Cape Town Convention.
Amendment to Rule 30:
* In subrule 6, clause iv, the phrase "is not in force; or" is replaced with "has expired or has been terminated in accordance with terms of lease".
* A new subrule 7 is added: The Central Government will cancel the registration of an aircraft registered in India, subject to the Cape Town Convention or Protocol, upon receiving an application from the IDERA Holder with the original/notarized IDERA copy and a certificate confirming that all Registered Interests have been discharged or the holders have consented to deregistration and export.
* Deregistration shall not affect the right of any entity thereof, or any intergovernmental organisation, or other private provider of public services in India to arrest or detain or attach or sell an aircraft object under its laws for payment of amounts owed to the Government of India.
Impact Analysis:
Central Government:
* Impact: Required to cancel aircraft registration under specific conditions related to the Cape Town Convention/Protocol and IDERA applications.
* Action Required: Implement procedures for processing IDERA applications and verifying the discharge or consent of Registered Interest holders.
IDERA Holders:
* Impact: Granted a mechanism for deregistering and exporting aircraft subject to the Cape Town Convention/Protocol.
* Action Required: Submit applications for deregistration with the required documentation (original/notarized IDERA, certificate of discharged/consented Registered Interests).
Holders of Registered Interests:
* Impact: Their interests are considered in the deregistration process, requiring discharge or consent before deregistration can occur.
* Action Required: Ensure their interests are properly registered and take necessary steps to protect their rights during deregistration proceedings.
Entities, intergovernmental organizations, or other private providers of public services in India:
* Impact: Retain the right to arrest, detain, attach, or sell an aircraft object under its laws for payment of amounts owed to the Government of India
* Action Required: N/A
Key Entities Referenced
Aircraft Rules, 1937: A set of rules governing aviation in India, which are being amended by this notification.
Aircraft Act, 1934: An Indian law providing the legal framework for regulating civil aviation, under which the Aircraft Rules are made.
Cape Town Convention: The Convention on international interests in mobile equipment signed at Cape Town, South Africa on the 16th of November, 2001.
Cape Town Protocol: The Protocol to the Cape Town Convention on matters specific to Aircraft Equipment, signed in Cape Town, South Africa on the 16th of November, 2001.
IDERA: Irrevocable deregistration and export request, authorisation as contemplated in Article XIII of the Cape Town Protocol.
Central Government: The Government of India, which is responsible for making and amending the Aircraft Rules.
Ministry of Civil Aviation: The Indian government ministry responsible for formulating policies and programs for the development and regulation of civil aviation in India.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued.
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‘(11 क क) ‘‘केपटाउन अिभसमय’’ से 16 नवंबर, 2001 को केपटाउन, दि!ण अJ(cid:31)का म(cid:18) ह’त ा!Kरत गितशील
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अिभ(cid:28)ेत ह ैजैसा (cid:4)क भारत *ारा तारीख 31 माच,4 2008 को मान िलया गया ह;ै
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(ग) खंड 28 के पE चात, िनB निलिखत खंड अतं :’थ ािपत (cid:4)कया जाए, अथा4त:्—
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अनुसार समा3 त कर (cid:4)दया गया ह’ै’ श8 द. को (cid:28)ित’थ ािपत (cid:4)कया जाए;
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(cid:4)कया जा सकेगा:
(i) आई डी ई आर ए क(cid:31) मलू (cid:28)ित या नोटरीकृत (cid:28)ितिलिप;
(ii) वह (cid:28)माणप% िजसम(cid:18) यह (cid:28)मािणत (cid:4)कया गया ह ै (cid:4)क सभी पंजीकृत िहत. के Qेणीकरण को (cid:28)ाथिमकता के
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सहमित दे दी ह:ै
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िनजी उस वायुयान को रोकने या िनST करने या कुकU या िबR(cid:31) करने के अिधकार पर (cid:28)भाव नह: डालगे ी िजसके
िलए उस वायुयान के बाबत उसके *ारा सीधे उपल8ध कराई गई सेवा के संबंध म (cid:18) उसके कानून. के अधीन, भारत
सरकार को, (cid:4)कसी ऐसी सं’ था, संगठन या (cid:28)दाता *ारा धनरािशय. का भुगतान देय ह।ै ’’
[फा. सं. ए. वी. 11012/1/2014-ए]
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और अंितम संशोधन तारीख 13 जनवरी, 2015 को अिधसूचना सं. सा.का.िन. 32 (अ) *ारा (cid:4)कया गया।
MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 9th February, 2015
G.S.R. 78(E).─Whereas the draft of certain rules further to amend the Aircraft Rules, 1937, was published, as
required by Section 14 of the Aircraft Act, 1934 (XXII of 1934), vide notification of the Government of India in the
Ministry of Civil Aviation, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, sub-section (i),
vide number G.S.R. 576(E), dated the 4th August, 2014, for inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely
to be affected thereby before the expiry of the period of thirty days from the date on which copies of the Gazette of India
in which the said notification was published, were made available to public;
And whereas copies of the Gazette in which the said notification was published were made available to the
public on the 11th August, 2014;
And whereas no objections or suggestions have been received from the public in respect of the draft rules
within the period specified in the said notification;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5 of the said Aircraft Act, the Central
Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Aircraft Rules, 1937, namely: ─
1. (1) These rules may be called the Aircraft (Third Amendment) Rules, 2015.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their final publications in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Aircraft Rules, 1937 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in rule 3,─
(a) after clause (10A), the following clause shall be inserted, namely :—
‘(10AA) “Authorised Party” means the party referred to in Article XIII (3) of the Cape Town
Protocol;’ ;
(b) after clause 11A, the following clauses shall be inserted, namely: ─
‘(11AA) “Cape Town Convention” means the Convention on international interests in mobile
equipment signed at Cape Town, South Africa on the 16th of November, 2001, together with any
regulations made in connection therewith as acceded to by India on March 31, 2008;
(11AB) “Cape Town Protocol” means the Protocol to the Cape Town Convention on matters specific
to Aircraft Equipment, signed in Cape Town, South Africa on the 16th of November, 2001, together
with any regulations made in connection therewith as acceded to by India on the 31st March,
2008;’ ;
(c) after clause 28, the following clauses shall be inserted, namely:—
‘(28A) “IDERA” means the irrevocable deregistration and export requested, authorisation as
contemplated in Article XIII of the Cape Town Protocol and substantially in the form and manner
provided as an Annexure to the Cape Town Protocol;
(28B) “IDERA Holder” means the authorised party under an IDERA or its certified designee;’;
(d) after clause 47, the following clause shall be inserted, namely: ─
‘(47A) “Registered Interest” means any interest registered pursuant to Chapter V of the Cape Town Convention;’.
3. In rule 30 of the said rules,—
(a) in sub-rule (6), in clause (iv), for the words “ is not in force; or”, the words “ has expired or has
been terminated in accordance with terms of lease or” shall be substituted;
(b) after sub-rule (6), the following sub-rule shall be inserted, namely :—
“(7) The registration of an aircraft registered in India, to which the provisions of the Cape Town
Convention or Cape Town Protocol apply, shall be cancelled by the Central Government, as provided4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
in the Cape Town Protocol, if an application is received from IDERA Holder prior to expiry of the
lease alon gwith:—
(i) the original or notarised copy of the IDERA; and
(ii) a certificate that all Registered Interests ranking in priority have been discharged or the
holders of such interest have consented to the deregistration and export:
Provided that the deregistration of an aircraft by the Central Government under sub-rule (6)
or sub-rule (7) shall not affect the right of any entity thereof, or any inter-governmental organisation,
or other private provider of public services in India to arrest or detain or attach or sell an aircraft object
under its laws for payment of amounts owed to the Government of India, any such entity, organisation
or provider directly relating to the services provided by it in respect of that object.”.
[F. No. AV.11012/1/2014-A]
ARUN KUMAR, Jt. Secy.
Note: The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, vide notification number V-26, dated the 23rd March,
1937 and last amended vide notification number G.S.R. 32 (E), dated the 13th January, 2015.
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