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The Suppression of Unlawful Acts against Safety of Civil Aviation Act, 1982

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An Act to give effect to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation and for matters connected therewith.

Act number
66 of 1982
Ministry
Ministry of Civil Aviation
Enacted
6 Nov 1982

Source: IndiaCode Portal, Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India. Open on India Code Check against the official text before relying on it.

17 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent, application and commencement.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 3Offence of committing violence on board an aircraft in flight, etc.
  4. Section 3AOffence at airport.
  5. Section 4Destruction of, or damage to, air navigation facilities.
  6. Section 5Jurisdiction.
  7. Section 5AConferment of powers of investigation, etc.
  8. Section 5BDesignated Courts.
  9. Section 5COffences triable by Designated Courts.
  10. Section 5DApplication of the Code to proceedings before a Designated Court.
  11. Section 6Provisions as to extradition.
  12. Section 6AProvision as to bail.
  13. Section 7Contracting parties to Convention.
  14. Section 8Power to treat certain aircraft to be registered in Convention countries.
  15. Section 9Previous sanction necessary for prosecution.
  16. Section 9APresumptions as to offences under sections 3, 3A and 4.
  17. Section 10Protection of action taken in good faith.