File No.3/2/94-AIS

File No.9/56/92-IR

 The Government of India, Ministry of Civil Aviation Notification No.GSR 439 (E) dated the 2nd August, 1996 published in the Gazettee of India, Part-II. Section 3. Sub-section (i) dated the 31st July, 1996 is reproduced below for information and guidance.

Director General of Civil Aviation.

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 G.S.R. 349 (E). - Whereas the draft of the Aircraft (Amendment) Rules, 1995 was published as required by section 14 of the Aircraft Act, 1934 (22 of 1934) at pages 2815-16 of the Gazette of India, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) dated the 30th December, 1995, with the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Civil Aviation No. GSR 577 dated the 14th December, 1995 inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby:

 And whereas the cfopies of the said notifications were made available to the public on 16th January, 1996.

And whereas no objections or suggestions have been received on the said draft rules:

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 5 of the said Act, the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Aircraft Rules, 1937, namely:-

1. (1) These rules may be called the Aircraft (Amendment) Rules, 1996.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In rule 30 of the Aircraft Rules, 1937 -

(1) in sub rule (1),

1. for thge words "constructor's number", the words "constructor's number, year of manufacture", shall be substituted:
2. for the words "date of registration", the following words and proviso shall be substituted, namely "date of registration":

Provided that in the case of a leased aircraft, the certificate of registration shall also include the names, nationalities and addresses of the lessor and the lessee. 

2. in sub-rule (2), in clause (a), for sub-clause (iii), the following sub-clauses shall be substituted, namely:-

(iii) by the Central Government or any State Government or any State Government or any company or Corporation owned or controlled by either of the said Governments; or

(iv) by a compnay or corporation registered elsewhere than in India, provided that such company or corporation has given the said aircraft on lease to any person mentioned in sub-clause (i). sub-clause (ii). or sub-clause (iii). and

(3) for sub-rule(6), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely:-

"(6) The registration of an aircraft registered in India may be cancelled at any time by the Central Government if it is satisfied that the registration is not in conformity with the provisions of sub-rule (2) or that the registration has been obtained by furnishing false information or that the aircraft could more suitably be registered in some other country or that it is inexpedient in the public interest that the aircraft should remain registered in India"

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ANIL BAIJAL, Jt.Secy. 

FOOT NOTE:- The Principal Rules were published vide notification No. V-26 dated 23rd March, 1937 in the Gazette of India, Part I, dated 27th March, 1937.

Rule 30 was subsequently amended by G.S.R. 36 dated 7th January, 1992.