Lawgist5APower to issue directions
1[5A. Power to issue directions.--(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 of the matters specified, in 2[clauses (aa), (b), (c), (e), (f), (g), (ga), (gb), (gc), (h), (i), (m) and (qq) of subsection (2) of section 5, to any person or persons using any aerodrome or engaged in the aircraft operations, air traffic control, maintenance and operation of aerodrome, communication, navigation, surveillance and air traffic management facilities and safeguarding civil aviation against acts of unlawful interference], 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 operations it is necessary so to do.
(2) Every direction issued under sub-section (l) shall be complied with by the person or persons to whom such direction is issued.]
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1. Ins. by Act 12 of 1972, s. 5 (w.e.f. 20-4-1972).
2. Subs. by Act 44 of 2007, s. 6, for "clauses (b), (c), (e), (f), (g), (h) and (m) of sub-section (2) of section 5, to any person or persons engaged in aircraft operations or using any aerodrome" (w.e.f. 1-2-2008).
- 1 Short title and extent
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Power of Central Government to exempt certain aircraft
- 4 Power of Central Government to make rules to implement the Convention of 1944
- 4A Safety oversight functions
- 5 Power of Central Government to make rules
- 5A Power to issue directions
- 6 Power of Central Government to make orders in emergency
- 7 Power of Central Government to make rules for investigation of accidents
- 8 Power to detain aircraft
- 8A Power of Central Government to make rules for protecting the public health
- 8B Emergency powers for protecting the public health
- 8C Power of Central Government to make rules for securing safe custody and re-delivery of unclaimed property
- 9 Wreck and salvage
- 9A Power of Central Government to prohibit or regulate construction of buildings, planting of trees, etc
- 9B Payment of compensation
- 9C Appeals from awards in respect of compensation
- 9D Arbitrator to have certain powers of civil courts
- 10 Penalty for act in contravention of rule made under this Act
- 11 Penalty for flying so as to cause danger
- 11A Penalty for failure to comply with directions issued under section 5A
- 11B Penalty for failure to comply with directions issued under section 9A
- 12 Penalty for abetment of offences and attempted offences
- 13 Power of Court to order forfeiture
- 14 Rules to be made after publication
- 14A Laying of rules before Parliament
- 15 Use of patented invention on aircraft not required in India
- 16 [Repealed.]
- 17 Bar of certain suits
- 18 Saving for acts done in good faith under the Act
- 19 Saving of application of Act
- 20 [Repealed.]
