 statement of objects and reasonsat present the central government through various provisions of the aircraft act, 1934 and the rules made thereunder exercises control in respect of manufacture, possession, use, operation, sale, import and export of civil aircrafts and licensing of aerodromes: 2 in the last two decades, significant developments have taken place in the civil aviation sector in india the domestic air transport services were opened to the private sector in 1994 and'the management and operation of the airports, the navigation, communication facilities and the air traffic control at airports were transferred to the airports authority of india with effect from the ist april, 1995, now, with vast developments in technology, communication, navigation, surveillance and air traffic management are switching over from ground based to satellite based technology as a result of these developments, a need has arisen to lay down appropriate safeguards to ensure protection of civil aviation against acts of unlawful interference 3 keeping in view the above aspects as well as standards laid down by the international civil aviation organisation (icao) for safety and security of civil aviation and also to give effect to various provisions of the convention on international civil aviation popularly known as chicago convention, certain amendments are proposed to be made to the aircraft act, 1934 4, the aircraft (amendment) bill, 2006, inter alia, seeks— (a) to regulate foreign registered aircraft which is for the time being operating in or over india; (5) to empower the central government for-— (d licensing of personnel engaged in air traffic control; (if certification, inspection and regulation of communication, navigation and surveillance and air traffic management, (iif) safeguarding civil aviation against acts of unlawful interference and to ensure civil aviation security; and (iv) investigation of incident along with accident (c) to empower the director general of civil aviation for performing safety oversight functions (d) to impose penalty for contravention of the provisions of the chicago convention; (e) to enhance quantum of existing penalties for violation of rules relating to carriage in aircraft of arms or explosives or providing false information or abetment of offences or non-compliance of directions with a view to achieve desired deterrent effect which would go a long way in raising the compliance level; (/) to enlarge the scope of the powers of director general of civil aviation 5, the bill seeks to achieve the above objects new deu; the 28th july, 2006  annexure extracts from the aircraft act, 1934 (22 of 1934)     short tile and extent rw      {2) st extends to the whole of india and applies also— (a) to citizens of india wherever they may be; and     dy 4, the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, make such mule | power      | af    ||------------|-------|| central    |       || government |       || to         | make  |as appear to it to be necessary for carrying out the convention relating to internationa! civil aviation signed at chicago on the 7th day of december, 1944 (including any annex thereto relating to international standards and recommended practices) as amended from time to time | to          | implement    ||-------------|--------------|| the         |              || conventions |              || of          | 1944        || power       | of           || central     |              || government  |              |5 (/) the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, make rules regulating the manufacture, possession, use, operation, sale, import or export of any aircraft to make or class of aircraft and for securing the safety of aircraft operations rules (2) without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for—-      (0) 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 and the fees which maybe, charged at those aerodromes to which the airport authority of india act, 1994 does not apply or is not made applicable: 55 of 1994,  '    pawer to issue directions 5a (1) the director general of civil aviation or any other officer specially empowered in this behalf by the central government may, from time to time, by order, issue directions, consistent with the provisions of this act and the rules made thereunder, with respect to any ofthe matters specified in clauses (6), (©) ), d(a), (a) and (mm) of sub-section (2) of section 5, to any person or persons engaged in aircraft operations or using any aerodrome, in any case where the director general of civil 'aviation or such other officer is satisfied that in the interests of the security of india or for securing the safety of aircraft oprations it is necessary so to do      power of central government 7 u) the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, make rules providing for the investigation of any accident arising out ofor in the course of the navigation— fo make (a) in or over india ofany aircraft, or rules for investigation of accident (b) anywhere of aircraft registered in india (2) without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may— (a) required notice to be given of any accident in such manner and by such person as may be prescribed; (5) apply for the purposes of such invstigation, either with or without modification, the provisons of any law for the time being in force relating to the invesigation of accidents; (c) prohibit pending investigation access to or interference with aircraft to which an accident has occurred, and authorise any person so far as may be necessary for the purposes of an investigation to have access to, examine, remove, take measures for the preservation of, or otherwise deal with, any such aircraft; and (@) authorise or require the cancellation, suspension, endorsement or-surrender ofany licence or certificate granted or recognised under t ct when it appears 0 onan investigation that the licence ought to be so dealt with, and provide for the production of any such licence for such purpose be     | power     ||-----------|| detain    || aircrafi |(2) the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, make rules regulating all matters incidental or subsidiary to the exercise of this power |     |     |     |     |     ||------|------|------|------|------|8a the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, make rules for | power      | of    ||------------|-------|| central    |       || government |       || -          | to    |the prevention of danger arising to the public health by the introduction or spread of any infectious or contagious disease from aircraft arriving at or being at any aerodrome and for the prevention of the conveyance of infection or contagion by means of any aircraft leaving | for     | protecting    ||---------|---------------|| the     | public        || health |               |an aerodrome and in particular and without prejudice to the generality of this provison may make, with respect to aircraft and aerodromes or any specified aerodrome, rules proyidingfor any of the matters for which rules under sub-clauses (i) to-(+ ff clause (p) of: (/) of section 6 of the indian ports act, 1908, may be made with t to vessels and ports 15 of 1908 |     |     |     |     |     ||------|------|------|------|------|| power      ||------------|| central    || government |8c the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, make rules which may provide for securing the safe custody and re-delivery of any property which, while not in proper custody, is found on any aerodrome or in any aircraft on any aerodrome and any such rules may, in particular, provide for— (a) the payment of charges in respect of any such property before it is redelivered to the person entitled thereto; and (6) the disposal of any such property in cases where the same is not re-delivered to make rules for securing safe custody and redelivery of unclaimed properly, to the person entitled thereto before the expiration of such period as may be specified therein | "    |     | '    |     |     ||------|------|------|------|------|10 (7) if any person contravenes any provision of any rule made under clause (/) of sub-section (2) of section 5 prohibiting or regulating the carriage in aircraft of arms, explosives penalty for act in contravention of rate made under this act or other dangerous goods, or when required under the nites made under that clause to give information in relation to any such goods gives information which is false and which he either knows or beleives to be false or does not believe to be true he, and if he is not the owner also (unless the owner proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge, consent or connivance) shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to two years and shall also be liablé to fine (/4) if any person contravenes any provision of any nile made under clause (qq) of sub-section (2) of section $ prohibiting the slaughter and flaying of animals and of deposting tubbish, filth and other polluted and obnoxious matters within a radius of ten kilometers ftom the aerodrome reference point, he shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees, or with both    '  (2) in making any other rule under 5 or in making any rule under 7, 8, 8a or 8b, the central government may direct that a breach of it 