Lawgist8BEmergency powers for protecting the public health
1[8B. Emergency powers for protecting the public health.--(1) If the Central Government is satisfied that India or any part thereof is visited by or threatened with an outbreak of any dangerous epidemic disease, and that the ordinary provisions of the law for the time being in force are insufficient for the prevention of danger arising to the public health through the introduction or spread of the disease by the agency of aircraft, the Central Government may take such measures as it deems necessary to prevent such danger.
(2) In any such case the Central Government may, without prejudice to the powers conferred by section 8A, by notification in the Official Gazette, make such temporary rules with respect to aircraft and persons traveling or things carried therein and aerodromes as it deems necessary in the circumstances.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 14, the power to make rules under sub-section (2) shall not be subject to the condition of the rules being made after previous publication, but such rules shall not remain in force for more than three months from the date of notification:
Provided that the Central Government may by special order continue them in force for a further period or periods of not more than three months in all.]
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1. Ins. by Act 22 of 1938, s. 2.
- 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.]
