This notification, G.S.R. 87(E), issued by the Ministry of Civil Aviation on February 4, 2020, outlines draft rules to further amend the Aircraft Rules, 1937, in exercise of powers conferred by Section 5 of the Aircraft Act, 1934 (22 of 1934). The draft rules are published for public information, as required by Section 14 of the Act. The Central Government will consider these rules after thirty days from the date the notification is made available to the public. Objections or suggestions should be addressed to the Director-General of Civil Aviation, Opposite Safdarjung Airport, New Delhi-110003, or mailed to dgoffice.dgcanic.in.
The proposed amendment to the Aircraft Rules, 1937, specifically addresses Schedule XI, clarifying the definition of "Indian nationals." The explanation states that Indian nationals include citizens of India residing outside India but exclude Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) Cardholders as defined in Section 7A of the Citizenship Act, 1955, and Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) Cardholders deemed as OCI Cardholders under notification number 26011012014IC.I. dated 09.01.2015.
These rules are to be called the Aircraft Amendment Rules, 2020 and will come into force on the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette. The principal rules were published on March 23, 1937, and last amended on January 7, 2020, vide G.S.R. 22(E), published on January 10, 2020.
The notification is issued under F. No. AV. 110122/2013-A by Jt. Secy. ANGSHUMALI RASTOGI.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Civil Aviation: The Indian government ministry responsible for the formulation and administration of rules, regulations and policies relating to civil aviation.
New Delhi: The location of the ministry of Civil Aviation and place of publication of the notification; New Delhi, Delhi
Aircraft Rules, 1937: The set of rules being amended by the current notification.
Aircraft Act, 1934: The Act of Parliament under which the Aircraft Rules are made.
Directorate General of Civil Aviation: The Indian government body to which objections or suggestions regarding the draft rules can be addressed.
Overseas Citizen of India: A category of foreign national of Indian origin who is not a citizen of India.
Citizenship Act, 1955: An Act of the Parliament of India that defines Indian citizenship.
Angshumali Rastogi: The Joint Secretary of the Government of India.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण्ड 3—उप-खण् ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 69] नई दिल्ली, बुधिार, फरिरी 5, 2020/माघ 16, 1941
No. 69] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2020/MAGHA 16, 1941
नागर जिमानन मत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 4 फरिरी, 2020
सा.का.जन. 87(अ).—कजतपय जनयमों का जनम्नजलजखत प्रारूप जिसमें केंद्रीय सरकार, िायुयान अजधजनयम,
1934 (1934 का 22) की धारा-5 के द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए िायुयान जनयम, 1937 में आग े और
संिोधन करन े का प्रस्ट्ताि करती ह,ै जिस े उि अजधजनयम की धारा-14 की अपक्षे ानुसार ऐसे व्यजियों की िानकारी के
जलए, जिनके उनसे प्रभाजित होने की संभािना ह,ै प्रकाजित दकया िाता ह ै और एतद्दिारा सूचना िी िाती ह ै दक भारत के
रािपत्र में प्रकाजित अजधसूचना की प्रजतयों को सािविजनक रूप से उपलब्ध कराए िाने की तारीख से तीस दिन की अिजध
के पश् चात उि प्रारूप जनयम पर जिचार दकया िाएगा;
यदि, कोई आपजत्त या सुझाि हो तो उसे महाजनिेिक नागर जिमानन, सफिरिगं हिाई अड्डे के सामने,
नई दिल्ली-110003 को भेि ेंया dgoffice.dgca@nic.inपर ई-मेल करें;
उि जिजनर्िष्टव अिजध के समाप्त होने से पूिव, उि प्रारूप जनयमों के संबंध में यदि दकसी व्यजि से कोई आपजत्त या
सुझाि प्राप्त होता ह,ै तो उस पर केंद्रीय सरकार द्वारा जिचार दकया िाएगा।
प्रारूप जनयम
1. (1) इन जनयमों का संजक्षप्त नाम िायुयान (..........संिोधन) जनयम, 2020 ह।ै
(2) ये सरकारी रािपत्र में प्रकािन की तारीख को प्रिृत्त होंगे।
2. िायुयान जनयम, 1937 की अनसु ूची XI, म ेंपरै ाग्राफ 1 के बाि जनम्नजलजखत को प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाता हैःै -
725 GI/2020 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
“स्ट्पष्टीकरण.- 'भारतीय राजिकों' में भारत से बाहर जनिास कर रहे भारत के नागररक िाजमल हैं लेदकन
नागररकता अजधजनयम, 1955 की धारा 7क म ें जनजहत अथ व के अंतगवत ‘ओिरसीि जसरििन ऑफ इंजडया (OCI)
काडवहोल्डर’ अथिा ‘पसवन्स ऑफ इंजडयन ओररजिन (PIO) काडवहोल्डर’ जिनको सरकार द्वारा िारी अजधसूचना संख्या
26011/01/2014-आईसी दिनांक 09.01.2015 के अधीन ‘ओिरसीि जसरििन ऑफ इंजडया (OCI) काडवहोल्डर’ माना
िाता ह,ै िाजमल नहीं ह।ैं
[फा.सं. ए. िी. 11012/2/2013-ए]
अंिुमाली रस्ट्तोगी, संयुि सजचि
रिप्पणैः- मलू जनयम दिनांक 23 माचव, 1937 की अजधसूचना सं. V-26 के द्वारा भारत के रािपत्र में प्रकाजित दकए गए थ े
और अंजतम संिोधन दिनांक 10 िनिरी, 2020 को भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग-II, खंड-3, उप-खंड (i)
में प्रकाजित दिनांक 07 िनिरी, 2020 की सा.का.जन. सं. 22 (अ) के द्वारा दकया गया।
MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 4th February, 2020
G.S.R. 87(E).—The following draft of certain rules further to amend the Aircraft Rules, 1937, which the
Central Government proposes to make in exercise of the powers conferred by section 5 of the Aircraft Act, 1934 (22
of 1934), is hereby published as required by section 14 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
thirty 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 Civil Aviation, Opposite
Safdarjung Airport, New Delhi-110003 or mailed to dgoffice.dgca@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 (……. Amendment) Rules, 2020.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Aircraft Rules, 1937, in Schedule XI, after paragraph 1, the following shall be inserted, namely:―
"Explanation.― ‘Indian nationals’ include a citizen of India who is residing outside India but shall
not include an ‘Overseas Citizen of India Cardholder’ within the meaning of Section 7A of the Citizenship
Act, 1955 or a ‘Persons of Indian Origin Cardholder’ deemed as ‘Overseas Citizen of India Cardholders’
under notification number 26011/01/2014-IC.I. dated 09.01.2015 issued by the Government.".
[F. No. AV. 11012/2/2013-A]
ANGSHUMALI RASTOGI, 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 G.S.R. 22(E), dated the 7th January, 2020 published
in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-Section (i) dated the 10th January,
2020.
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