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The Bharatiya Vayuyan Adhiniyam, 2024

Central

An Act to provide for regulation and control of the design, manufacture, maintenance, possession, use, operation, sale, export and import of aircraft and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Act number
16 of 2024
Ministry
Ministry of Civil Aviation
Enacted
11 Dec 2024

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43 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent, application and commencement.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 3Directorate General of Civil Aviation.
  4. Section 4Power of Director General of Civil Aviation to issue directions.
  5. Section 5Bureau of Civil Aviation Security.
  6. Section 6Power of Director General of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security to issue directions.
  7. Section 7Aircraft Accidents Investigation Bureau.
  8. Section 8Superintendence of Central Government.
  9. Section 9Power of Central Government to review orders passed under section 4 or section 6.
  10. Section 10Power of Central Government to make rules.
  11. Section 11Power of Central Government to make rules to Implement Convention.
  12. Section 12Power of Central Government to make rules for investigation of accidents.
  13. Section 13Power of Central Government to make rules for protecting public health.
  14. Section 14Emergency powers of Central Government for protecting public health.
  15. Section 15Power of Central Government to make orders in emergency.
  16. Section 16Power of Central Government to make rules for securing safe custody and re-delivery of unclaimed property.
  17. Section 17Power to detain aircraft.
  18. Section 18Power of Central Government to prohibit or regulate construction of buildings, planting of trees, and the like
  19. Section 19Power of Central Government to restrict, suspend or cancel licence, certificate or approval.
  20. Section 20Power of Central Government to exempt certain aircraft.
  21. Section 21Power of Central Government to delegate.
  22. Section 22Manner of determination and payment of compensation for loss or damage.
  23. Section 23Appeal from award in respect of compensation.
  24. Section 24Arbitrator to have certain powers of civil courts.
  25. Section 25Penalty for contravention of rule made under this Act.
  26. Section 26Penalty for flying so as to cause danger.
  27. Section 27Penalty for failure to comply with directions issued under section 4 or section 6.
  28. Section 28Penalty for failure to comply with directions issued under section 18.
  29. Section 29Penalty for abetment of offences and attempted offences.
  30. Section 30Composition of offences.
  31. Section 31Cognizance of offences.
  32. Section 32Adjudication of penalties.
  33. Section 33Appeal.
  34. Section 34Rules to be made after publication.
  35. Section 35Laying of rules before Parliament.
  36. Section 36Power of Court to order forfeiture.
  37. Section 37Wreck and salvage.
  38. Section 38Use of patented invention on aircraft not registered in India.
  39. Section 39Bar of certain suits.
  40. Section 40Protection of action taken in good faith.
  41. Section 41Savings of application of Act.
  42. Section 42Power to remove difficulty.
  43. Section 43Repeal and savings.