Executive Summary:
This notification from the Ministry of Civil Aviation announces amendments to the Aircraft Rules, 1937. The amendments follow the standard procedure of draft publication, public feedback, and final enactment. The new rules, called the Aircraft Fourth Amendment Rules, 2016, come into force on the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette. The key change involves the introduction of "defence aerodromes" and their regulation regarding scheduled air transport services.
Key Points / Main Content:
Amendments to Aircraft Rules, 1937:
* These amendments are called the Aircraft Fourth Amendment Rules, 2016.
* They come into force on the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette.
Definition of Defence Aerodrome:
* A new clause 17A is inserted in rule 3, defining a "Defence Aerodrome" as one owned and operated by the Indian Air Force, Indian Navy, or Indian Army.
Regulation of Scheduled Air Transport Services at Defence Aerodromes:
* Rule 78 is amended to specify that "No aerodrome other than a defence aerodrome" shall be substituted.
* A new subrule 1A is inserted in rule 78, stating that a defence aerodrome shall not be used as a regular place of landing and departure by a scheduled air transport service unless certified by the Director-General.
* A provision allows existing scheduled air transport services operating to a defence aerodrome on the date of commencement of these rules to continue for a period notified by the Central Government.
Impact Analysis:
Central Government:
* Impact: Responsible for notifying the period for which existing scheduled air transport services can continue operating at defence aerodromes without certification.
* Action Required: Issue notifications regarding the specified period.
Indian Air Force, Indian Navy, and Indian Army:
* Impact: Their aerodromes are now formally classified as "Defence Aerodromes," with specific regulations regarding use by scheduled air transport services.
* Action Required: Ensure compliance with the new regulations, including certification by the Director-General if they intend to allow regular use by scheduled air transport services.
Scheduled Air Transport Services:
* Impact: May be required to cease or alter operations at defence aerodromes if the aerodromes are not certified or if the Central Government does not provide a notification allowing continued operation.
* Action Required: Ascertain whether the defence aerodromes they operate from will be certified. Monitor notifications from the Central Government regarding continued operations.
Director-General:
* Impact: Responsible for setting the requirements for certification of defence aerodromes.
* Action Required: Specify the requirements needed for Defence Aerodromes to get certified.
Key Entities Referenced
Aircraft Rules, 1937: The principal rules which are being amended by this notification.
Aircraft Act, 1934: The Act under which the Aircraft Rules are made and amended. It provides the legal framework for aviation regulation.
Ministry of Civil Aviation: The government ministry responsible for formulating rules and regulations related to civil aviation in India.
Gazette of India: The official government publication in which notifications, rules, and regulations are published.
Aircraft Fourth Amendment Rules, 2016: The name given to the rules that are being introduced through this notification, amending the Aircraft Rules, 1937.
Defence Aerodrome: An aerodrome owned and operated by Indian Air Force, Indian Navy or Indian Army.
Indian Air Force: The air arm of the Indian armed forces.
Indian Navy: The naval branch of the Indian armed forces.
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नई (cid:7408)द(cid:7016) ली, 5 अ(cid:6989) तूबर, 2016
सा.का.िन. 977(अ).—चूं(cid:7408)क वायुयान िनयम, 1937 म(cid:7286) आग े और संशोधन करने के िलए कितपय (cid:7079)ा(cid:7272)प िनयम
वायुयान अिधिनयम, 1934 (1934 का 22) क(cid:7409) धारा 14 क(cid:7409) अपे(cid:6979)ानुसार भारत सरकार, नागर िवमानन मं(cid:7074)ालय क(cid:7409)
तारीख 09 अग(cid:7021)त, 2016 क(cid:7409) अिधसूचना सं. सा.का.िन. 805(अ) के (cid:7367)ारा भारत के राजप(cid:7074), असाधारण भाग-II, खंड-3, उप-
खंड (i) म(cid:7286) (cid:7079)कािशत (cid:7408)कए गए, िजसे ऐसे सभी (cid:7390)ि(cid:7334)य(cid:7298) िजनके उससे (cid:7079)भािवत होने क(cid:7409) संभावना ह,ै से राजप(cid:7074) म(cid:7286) इस
अिधसूचना के (cid:7079)कािशत होन े के तीस (cid:7408)दन क(cid:7409) अविध क(cid:7409) सामाि(cid:7385) से पूव (cid:6981) आ(cid:6979)ेप और सुझाव आमंि(cid:7074)त करत े (cid:7263)ए भारत के
राजप(cid:7074) क(cid:7409) (cid:7079)ितयां साव(cid:6981)जिनक (cid:7272)प से उपल(cid:7011)ध कराई ग(cid:7306) ;
और चूं(cid:7408)क उ(cid:7334) अिधसूचना क(cid:7409) (cid:7079)ितयां 19 अग(cid:7021)त, 2016 को साव(cid:6981)जिनक (cid:7272)प से उपल(cid:7011)ध करा दी गई थ(cid:7277) ;
और चूं(cid:7408)क उ(cid:7334) अिधसूचना म(cid:7286) िविन(cid:7416)द(cid:7397) अविध के अंदर (cid:7079)ा(cid:7272)प िनयम(cid:7298) के संबंध म(cid:7286) (cid:7408)कसी (cid:7390)ि(cid:7334) से कोई आ(cid:6979)ेप या
सुझाव (cid:7079)ा(cid:7385) नह(cid:7277) (cid:7263)आ ह;ै
अतः, अब क(cid:7286)(cid:7076)ीय सरकार, उ(cid:7334) वायुयान अिधिनयम क(cid:7409) धारा 5 (cid:7367)ारा (cid:7079)द(cid:7275) शि(cid:7334)य(cid:7298) का (cid:7079)योग करत े (cid:7263)ए वायुयान
िनयम, 1937 म(cid:7286) और आग े संशोधन करने के िलए िन(cid:7388)िलिखत िनयम बनाती ह,ै अथा(cid:6981)त् :—
1.(cid:32) (1) इन िनयम(cid:7298) का संि(cid:6979)(cid:7385) नाम वायुयान (चौथा संशोधन) िनयम, 2016 ह।ै
(2) य े सरकारी राजप(cid:7074) म(cid:7286) (cid:7079)काशन क(cid:7409) तारीख को (cid:7079)वृ(cid:7275) ह(cid:7298)गे।
4799 GI/2016 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
2.(cid:32) वायुयान िनयम, 1937 म,(cid:7286) --
(क)(cid:32) िनयम 3 म(cid:7286), खडं (17) (सा.का.िन 232(अ), तारीख 19 माच(cid:6981), 2007 (cid:7367)ारा लोिपत) के प(cid:7391)ात,्
िन(cid:7388)िलिखत खंड अ(cid:7008)तः(cid:7021)थािपत (cid:7408)कया जाए, अथा(cid:6981)त:्-
“(17क) र(cid:6979)ा िवमान (cid:6979)े(cid:7074)” उस िवमान (cid:6979)े(cid:7074) से अिभ(cid:7079)ेत ह ै जो भारतीय वायु सेना, भारतीय नौ सेना
या भारतीय थल सेना के (cid:7021)वािम(cid:7004)व म(cid:7286) ह ैऔर उसके (cid:7367)ारा (cid:7079)चािलत ह;ै‘’;
(ख)(cid:32)िनयम 78 म,(cid:7286)-
(i)(cid:32) उप-िनयम (1) म,(cid:7286) ‘’कोई िवमान (cid:6979)े(cid:7074) नह(cid:7277)’’ श(cid:7011)द(cid:7298) के (cid:7021)थान पर ‘’र(cid:6979)ा िवमान (cid:6979)े(cid:7074) से िभ(cid:7382)
कोई िवमान (cid:6979)े(cid:7074) नह(cid:7277)’’ श(cid:7011)द(cid:7298) को (cid:7079)ित(cid:7021)थािपत (cid:7408)कया जाए;
(ii)(cid:32) उप-िनयम (1) के प(cid:7391)ात्, िन(cid:7388)िलिखत उप-िनयम अंतः(cid:7021)थािपत (cid:7408)कया जाए, अथा(cid:6981)त:् -
‘’(1क) (cid:7408)कसी र(cid:6979)ा िवमान (cid:6979)े(cid:7074), का उपयोग (cid:7408)कसी अनुसूिचत िवमान प(cid:7407)रवहन सेवा (cid:7367)ारा
अवतरण या (cid:7079)(cid:7021)थान के िनयिमत (cid:7021)थान के (cid:7272)प म (cid:7286) तब तक नह(cid:7277) (cid:7408)कया जा सकेगा जब तक
(cid:7408)क वह महािनदेशक (cid:7367)ारा िविन(cid:7416)द(cid:7397) अपे(cid:6979)ा(cid:7312) के अनुसार (cid:7079)मािणत नह(cid:7277) कर (cid:7408)दया जाताः
परंत ु इस उप-िनयम म (cid:7286) िनिहत कोई अ(cid:7008)य बात र(cid:6979)ा िवमान (cid:6979)(cid:7074)े पर ऐसी अविध के िलए लाग ू
नह(cid:7277) होगी जो क(cid:7286)(cid:7076)ीय सरकार (cid:7367)ारा सरकारी राजप(cid:7074) म(cid:7286) अिधसूिचत क(cid:7409) जाए; य(cid:7408)द ऐसी
अनुसूिचत िवमान प(cid:7407)रवहन सेवा वायुयान (चौथा संशोधन) िनयम, 2016 के (cid:7079)ारंभ होन े क(cid:7409)
तारीख से उस िवमान (cid:6979)े(cid:7074) पर पहले स े(cid:7079)चािलत क(cid:7409) जा रही ह।ै ”
[फा. सं. एवी.11012/4/2005-ए]
अ(cid:7272)ण कुमार, संयु(cid:7334) सिचव
(cid:7407)ट(cid:7009)पण : मूल िनयम तारीख 23 माच,(cid:6981) 1937 क(cid:7409) अिधसूचना सं(cid:6990)या 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), असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उप-खंड (i) म(cid:7286) तारीख 24 िसत(cid:7013)बर, 2016 को
(cid:7079)कािशत अिधसूचना स(cid:6990)ं या.सा.का.िन 911(अ), (cid:7367)ारा (cid:7408)कया गया।
MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 5th October, 2016
G.S.R. 977(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. 805(E), dated 09th August, 2016, 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 19th August, 2016;
And whereas no objections or suggestions have been received from any person 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 (Fourth Amendment) Rules, 2016.
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2. In the Aircraft Rules, 1937, ―
(a) in rule 3, after clause (17)[omitted by GSR 232(E), dated 19th March, 2007], the following clause shall
be inserted, namely:-
“(17A) Defence Aerodrome” means an aerodrome owned and operated by Indian Air Force, Indian
Navy or Indian Army;”;
(b) in rule 78, ―
(i) in sub-rule (1), for the words, “No aerodrome”, the words, “No aerodrome other than a defence
aerodrome” shall be substituted;
(ii) after sub-rule (1), the following sub-rule shall be inserted, namely:—
“(1A) A defence aerodrome shall not be used as a regular place of landing and departure by a
scheduled air transport service, unless it has been certified as per the requirements specified
by the Director-General:
Provided that nothing contained in this sub-rule shall apply to a defence aerodrome, for such a
period as may be notified by the Central Government in the Official Gazette, if such scheduled air
transport services are already operating to that aerodrome on the date of commencement of the Aircraft
( Fourth Amendment) Rules, 2016.”.
[F. No. AV.11012/4/2005-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 GSR 911(E), published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-
section (i), dated the 24th September, 2016.
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