Executive Summary:
This notification from the Ministry of Civil Aviation announces a draft of amendments to the Aircraft Rules, 1937. It is published for public feedback, as required by the Aircraft Act, 1934. Objections or suggestions should be addressed to the Director-General of Civil Aviation within thirty days of the Gazette's publication.
Key Points / Main Content:
Amendments to Aircraft Rules, 1937:
* These amendments are called the Aircraft Amendment Rules, 2016.
* The rules will be effective upon final publication in the Official Gazette.
Rule 82 Amendment:
* Subrule 1 is amended to substitute "at all reasonable times or intervals" for "at all reasonable times".
* Subrule 1 is further amended to substitute "for the purpose of surveillance to ensure safety and order at the aerodrome" for "for the purpose of ensuring safety and order at the aerodrome".
Rule 83 Amendment:
* After subrule 5, a new subrule 6 is added.
* Subrule 6 states that the Director-General may impose operating restrictions on licenses for non-compliance with subrule 1 conditions or unresolved safety concerns identified during aerodrome inspections.
Impact Analysis:
General Public:
* Impact: The general public is affected as these amendments relate to aircraft rules and aerodrome safety.
* Action Required: Individuals can submit objections or suggestions regarding the draft rules to the Director-General of Civil Aviation within the specified period.
Aerodrome Operators/License Holders:
* Impact: License holders are impacted by potential operating restrictions if they do not comply with conditions or if safety concerns arise during inspections.
* Action Required: Aerodrome operators/license holders must ensure compliance with all conditions to avoid operating restrictions and address any safety concerns raised during inspections promptly.
Director-General of Civil Aviation:
* Impact: The Director-General gains the authority to impose operating restrictions on licenses.
* Action Required: The Director-General must consider objections or suggestions received and may impose operating restrictions based on non-compliance or safety concerns.
Central Government:
* Impact: The Central Government is responsible for considering feedback on the draft rules and finalizing the amendments.
* Action Required: The Central Government must review all objections and suggestions before finalizing and publishing the amended rules in the Official Gazette.
Key Entities Referenced
Aircraft Rules, 1937: A set of rules pertaining to aircraft, which is being amended by this notification.
Aircraft Act, 1934: The Act of Parliament that confers powers to the Central Government for making rules regarding aircraft.
Ministry of Civil Aviation: The ministry responsible for the notification related to amendments in the Aircraft Rules.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued and where the Director-General of Civil Aviation is located.
Director-General of Civil Aviation: The authority to whom objections or suggestions regarding the draft rules should be addressed.
Safdarjung Airport: Landmark near the office of the Director-General of Civil Aviation in New Delhi.
Aircraft Amendment Rules, 2016: The name given to the set of rules being introduced as an amendment to the Aircraft Rules, 1937.
Arun Kumar: Joint Secretary who is the signatory of the notification.
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नागर िवमानन म(cid:7074)ं ालय
अिधसचू ना
नई (cid:7408)द(cid:7016)ली, 18 अ(cid:6989) तूबर, 2016
सा.का.िन. 998(अ).—कितपय िनयम(cid:7298) का िन(cid:7388)िलिखत (cid:7079)ा(cid:7271)प िजसम(cid:7286) क(cid:7286)(cid:7076)ीय सरकार, वायुयान अिधिनयम, 1934
(1934 का 22) क(cid:7409) धारा-5 के (cid:7367)ारा (cid:7079)द(cid:7275) शि(cid:7334)य(cid:7298) का (cid:7079)योग करते (cid:7263)ए वायुयान िनयम, 1937 म(cid:7286) और संशोधन करन े का
(cid:7079)(cid:7021)ताव करती ह,ै िजसे उ(cid:7334) अिधिनयम क(cid:7409) धारा-14 क(cid:7409) अपे(cid:6979)ानुसार ऐसे (cid:7390)ि(cid:7334)य(cid:7298) क(cid:7409) जानकारी के िलए, िजनके उनसे
(cid:7079)भािवत होने क(cid:7409) संभावना ह,ै (cid:7079)कािशत (cid:7408)कया जाता ह ै और एत(cid:7375)ारा सूचना दी जाती ह ै (cid:7408)क भारत के राजप(cid:7074) म(cid:7286) (cid:7079)कािशत
अिधसूचना क(cid:7409) (cid:7079)ितय(cid:7298) को साव(cid:6981)जिनक (cid:7272)प से उपल(cid:7011)ध कराए जाने क(cid:7409) तारीख से तीस (cid:7408)दन क(cid:7409) अविध के प(cid:7391)ात उ(cid:7334) (cid:7079)ा(cid:7271)प पर
िवचार (cid:7408)कया जाएगा;
य(cid:7408)द कोई (cid:7390)ि(cid:7334) आ(cid:6979)ेप या सझु ाव देना चाह े तो उसे महािनदेशक नागर िवमानन, सफदरजंग हवाई अ(cid:7355) े के सामन,े
नई (cid:7408)द(cid:7016)ली -110003 को भेज;े
उ(cid:7334) िविन(cid:7416)द(cid:7397) अविध के समा(cid:7385) होन े स े पूव(cid:6981) उ(cid:7334) (cid:7079)ा(cid:7271)प िनयम(cid:7298) के बाबत य(cid:7408)द कोई (cid:7390)ि(cid:7334) से (cid:7079)ा(cid:7385) आ(cid:6979)ेप या सुझाव
पर क(cid:7286)(cid:7076)ीय सरकार (cid:7367)ारा िवचार (cid:7408)कया जाएगा।
(cid:7079)ा(cid:7271)प िनयम
1.(cid:32)
(1) इन िनयम(cid:7298) का संि(cid:6979)(cid:7385) नाम वायुयान (संशोधन) िनयम, 2016 ह।ै
(2) ये सरकारी राजप(cid:7074) म(cid:7286) (cid:7079)काशन क(cid:7409) तारीख को (cid:7079)व(cid:7275)ृ ह(cid:7298)गे।
2.(cid:32)
वायुयान िनयम, 1937 (एत(cid:7375)ारा किथत िनयम कहा जाए) म,(cid:7286) िनयम 82 के उप-िनयम म(cid:7286),-
(क)(cid:32) ‘’हर उपय(cid:7334)ु समय पर’’ श(cid:7011)द(cid:7298) के (cid:7021)थान पर ‘’हर उपयु(cid:7334) समय या अंतराल पर’’ श(cid:7011)द(cid:7298) को (cid:7079)ित(cid:7021)थािपत (cid:7408)कया
जाए;
4959 GI/2016 (1)(cid:32)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
(ख)(cid:32)‘’िवमान (cid:6979)े(cid:7074) पर सुर(cid:6979)ा और (cid:7390)व(cid:7021)था सुिनि(cid:7391)त करने के (cid:7079)योजन के िलए’’ श(cid:7011)द(cid:7298) के (cid:7021)थान पर ‘’िवमान (cid:6979)े(cid:7074) पर
सुर(cid:6979)ा और (cid:7390)व(cid:7021)था सुिनि(cid:7391)त करने के िलए िनगरानी के (cid:7079)योजन के िलए’’ श(cid:7011)द(cid:7298) को (cid:7079)ित(cid:7021)थािपत (cid:7408)कया जाए।
3.(cid:32)
किथत िनयम(cid:7298) के िनयम 83 म,(cid:7286) उप-िनयम (5) के बाद िन(cid:7388)िलिखत उप-िनयम अंतः(cid:7021)थािपत (cid:7408)कया जाए, अथा(cid:6981)तः-
‘’(6) महािनदेशक, उप-िनयम (1) के तहत अिधरोिपत (cid:7408)कसी भी शत (cid:6981) के अनपु ालन न होन े क(cid:7409) दशा म(cid:7286) या िवमान (cid:6979)े(cid:7074)
िनरी(cid:6979)ण के दौरान सुर(cid:6979)ा सबं ंधी सम(cid:7021)या सामने आने पर और महािनदेशक (cid:7367)ारा िविन(cid:7416)द(cid:7397) अविध के भीतर उसके
समाधान न होन े क(cid:7409) ि(cid:7021)थित म (cid:7286)अनु(cid:6980)ि(cid:7385) पर (cid:7079)चालन (cid:7079)ितबंध लगा सकते ह।(cid:7289) ’’
[फा.सं. एवी-11012/5/2016-ए]
अ(cid:7272)ण कुमार, संयु(cid:7334) सिचव
(cid:7407)ट(cid:7009)पणः- मूल िनयम तारीख 23 माच,(cid:6981) 1937 क(cid:7409) अिधसूचना सं0 वी-26 (cid:7367)ारा सरकारी राजप(cid:7074) म (cid:7286) (cid:7079)कािशत (cid:7408)कए गए थ े
और अंितम संशोधन भारत के राजप(cid:7074), के असाधारण, भाग II, खंड (3), उप-खंड (i) म(cid:7286) तारीख 8 अ(cid:6989) तूबर, 2016
को सा. का. िन. 977 (अ) तारीख 5 अ(cid:6989)त ूबर, 2016 (cid:7367)ारा (cid:7408)कए गए।
MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 18th October, 2016
G.S.R. 998(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;
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, 2016.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Aircraft Rules, 1937(hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in sub-rule (1) of rule 82,—
(a)(cid:32) for the words “at all reasonable times”, the words “at all reasonable times or intervals” shall be substituted;
(b)(cid:32) for the words “for the purpose of ensuring safety and order at the aerodrome”, the words “for the purpose of
surveillance to ensure safety and order at the aerodrome” shall be substituted.
3. In rule 83 of the said rules, after sub-rule (5), the following sub-rule shall be inserted, namely:-
“(6) The Director-General may impose operating restriction on the license in the event of non-compliance with
any condition imposed under sub-rule (1) or if any safety concern emerges during the aerodrome inspection and
remains unresolved beyond the period specified by the Director-General.”.
[F. No. AV-11012/5/2016-A]
ARUN KUMAR, Jt. Secy.
Note:─ The principal rules were published in the Gazette vide notification number V-26, dated 23rd March, 1937 and
were last amended vide number G.S.R. 977 (E), dated the 5th October, 2016 published in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-Section (i), dated the 8th October, 2016.
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