5. Power of
Central Government to make rules.- (1)
a[Subject to the provisions of section 14,] the b[Central
Government] may, by notification in the b[Official
Gazette], make rules c[regulating the
manufacture,] possession, use, operation, sale, import or export of any
aircraft or class of aircraft d[and for
securing the safety of aircraft operation.]
(2) Without
prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for
-
(a)
the authorities by which any of the powers conferred by or under this Act are
to be exercised;
e[(aa)
the regulation of air transport services, and the prohibition of the use of
aircraft in such services except under the authority of and in accordance with
a licence authorising the establishment of the service;
f[(ab)
the economic regulation of civil aviation and air transport services, including
the approval, disapproval or revision of tariff of operators of air transport
services; the officers or authorities who may exercise powers in this behalf;
the procedure to be followed, and the factors to be taken into account by such
officers or authorities; appeals to the Central Government against orders of
such officers or authorities and all other matters connected with such tariff.
Explanation.- For the purposes of this clause, "tariff"
includes fares, rates, valuation charges and other charges for air transport of
passengers or goods, the rules, regulations, practices or services affecting
such fares, rates, valuation charges and other charges and rates, terms and
conditions of commission payable to passenger or cargo sales agents;]
(ac)
the information to be furnished by an applicant for, or the holder of, a
licence authorising the establishment of an air transport service to such
authorities as may be specified in the rules;]
g[(b)
the licensing, inspection and regulation of aerodromes, the conditions under
which aerodromes may be maintained, the prohibition or regulation of the use of
unlicensed aerodromes;
(ba) the fees which may be charged at those
aerodromes to which h[the Airports Authority of India Act, 1994]
does not apply or is not made applicable;]
(c)
the inspection and control of the manufacture, repair and maintenance of
aircraft and of places where aircraft are being manufactured, repaired or kept;
(d)
the registration and marking of aircraft;
(e)
the conditions under which aircraft may be flown, or may carry passengers,
mails or goods, or may be used for industrial purposes and the certificates,
licences or documents to be carried by aircraft;
(f)
the inspection of aircraft for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this
Act and the rules thereunder, and the facilities to be provided for such
inspection;
(g)
the licensing of persons employed in the operation, manufacture, repair or
maintenance of aircraft;
i[(ga) the licensing of persons engaged in air traffic
control;
(gb) the certification, inspection and regulation of communication, navigation and surveillance or air traffic management facilities;
(gc) the measures to
safeguard civil aviation against acts of unlawful interference;]
(h)
the air-routes by which and, the conditions under which aircraft may enter or
leave j[India], or may fly over j[India], and the places at which aircraft shall land;
(i)
the prohibition of flight by aircraft over any specified area, either
absolutely or at specified times, or subject to specified conditions and
exceptions;
(j)
the supply, supervision and control of air-route beacons, aerodrome lights, and
lights at or in the neighbourhood of aerodromes or on or in the neighbourhood
of air- routes;
k[(jj)
the installation and maintenance of lights on private property in the
neighbourhood of aerodromes or on or in the neighbourhood of air- routes, by
the owners or occupiers of such property, the payment by the Central Government
for such installation and maintenance, and the supervision and control of such
installation and maintenance, including the right of access to the property for
such purposes;]
(k)
the signals to be used for purposes of communication by or to aircraft and the
apparatus to be employed in signalling;
(l)
the prohibition and regulation of the carriage in aircraft of any specified
article or substance;
(m)
the measures to be taken and the equipment to be carried for the purpose of
ensuring the safety of life;
(n)
the issue and maintenance of log-books;
(o)
the manner and conditions of the issue or renewal of any licence or certificate
under the Act or the rules, the examinations and tests to be undergone in
connection therewith, the form, custody, production, endorsement, cancellation,
suspension or surrender of such licence or certificate, or of any log-book;
(p)
the fees to be charged in connection with any inspection, examination, test,
certificate or licence, made, issued or renewed under this Act;
(q)
the recognition for the purposes of this Act of licences and certificates
issued elsewhere than in h[India] relating to aircraft or
to the qualifications of persons employed in the operation, manufacture, repair
or maintenance of aircraft l[* *];
l[(qq)
the prohibition of slaughtering and flaying of animals and of depositing
rubbish, filth and other polluted and obnoxious matter within a radius of ten
kilometers form the aerodrome reference point; and]
(r)
any matter subsidiary or incidental to the matters referred to in this
sub-section.
m[*
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[a] Inserted by the Aircraft (Amendment) Act, 2007
(44 of 2007) which came into force with
effect from 01-02-2008 vide Notification No. AV.11012/3/2000-A dated 21st
January 2008
[b] Substituted for the words "Governor- General
in Council" and " Gazette of India" by A.L.O. 1937.
[c] For Indian Aircraft Rules, 1937, Gaz. of India,
Pt. I, Pp.633 to 719.
[d] Inserted by the Aircraft (Amendment) Act, 1972
(12 of 1972), S.4(20-4-1972).
[e] Clauses (aa) and (ab) inserted by the Aircraft
(Amendment) Act, 1944 (5 of 1944), S.2(7-3-1944).
[f] Clause (ab) re-lettered as clause (ac) thereof
and before it as so re-lettered, clause (ab) inserted by the Aircraft
(Amendment) Act, 1983 (1 of 1983), S.2(26-3-1983).
[g] Substituted by the International Airports
Authority Act, 1971 (43 of 1971), S. 41 (26-1-1972). Subsequently, clause (b)
amended and clause (ba) inserted by the Aircraft (Amendment) Act, 2007 (44 of
2007) which came into force with effect
from 01-02-2008 vide Notification No. AV.11012/3/2000-A dated 21st
January 2008
[h] Inserted by the Airports Authority of India Act,
1994 (55 of 1994), S.45(12-9-1994).
[i] Inserted by the Aircraft (Amendment) Act, 2007
(44 of 2007) which came into force with effect from 01-02-2008 vide
Notification No. AV.11012/3/2000-A dated 21st January 2008
[j] Substituted for the words "the
Provinces" by the Aircraft (Amendment) Act, 1948 (24 of 1948), S.3
(12-4-1948).
[k] Inserted by the Aircraft (Amendment) Act, 1939
(37 of 1939), S.4(29-9-1939).
[l] Word "and" omitted and clause (qq)
inserted by the Aircraft (Amendment) Act, 1972 (12 of 1972), S.4 (20-4-1972).
[m] Sub-section
(3) omitted by the Aircraft (Amendment) Act, 1960 (44 of 1960),
S.3(26-11-1960).