The Ministry of Civil Aviation on October 05, 2021 has issued Draft Aircraft (Carriage of Dangerous Goods)Amendment Rules, 2021 to further amend the Aircraft (Carriage of Dangerous Goods) Rules, 2003.
The following amend has been made:
• In rule 10A, which specifies Inspection, sub-rule (1) has been substituted, namely:
“(1) The Director-General, or any other person authorised by the Central Government in this behalf by a general or special order in writing may, at any reasonable time, enter any place to which access is necessary and inspect any services, equipment, documents and records with a view to ensuring compliance with the provisions of these rules.”
• In rule 10A, which specifies Inspection, sub-rule (3) has been substituted, namely:
“(3) The Director-General, or any other person authorised under sub-rule (1), may carry out investigation into alleged violations by an entity performing any function under these rules and for such investigation, the authorised officer may exercise the power under sub-rule (1).”
• In rule 12A, which specifies Establishment and approval of Training Programme, sub-rule (9) has been substituted, namely:
“(9) The fee shall be paid electronically in the manner as specified by the Director- General.”
Any persons likely to be affected thereby, and notice is hereby given that the said draftwill be taken into consideration after a period of thirty days from the date on which copies of the Gazette of India in which this notification is published, are made available to the public;
Objections or suggestions, if any, may be addressed to the Director-General of Civil Aviation, Opposite Safdarjung Airport, New Delhi-110003 or mail to [email protected];
Any objection or suggestion which may be received from any person withr espect to the said draft rules before the expiry of the period specified above, will be considered by the Central Government.
[Notification No. G.S.R. 718(E)]
