Act Number: 55

Act Name: The Airports Authority of India Act, 1994

Year: 1994

Enactment Date: 1994-09-12

Long Title: An Act to provide for the constitution of the Airports Authority of India and for the transfer and vesting of the undertakings of the International Airports Authority of India and the National Airports Authority to and in the Airports Authority of India so constituted for the better administration and cohesive management of airports and civil enclaves whereat air transport services are operated or are intended to be operated and of all aeronautical communication stations for the purposes of establishing or assisting in the establishment of airports and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Civil Aviation

Department:

Section 22A: Power of Authority to levy development fees at airports.
    1[22A. Power of Authority to levy development fees at airports.--2[The Authority may,--
         (i) after the previous approval of the Central Government in this behalf, levy on, and collect from, the embarking passengers at an airport other than major airports referred to in clause (h) of section 2 of the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India Act, 2008 (27 of 2008) the development fees at the rate as may be prescribed;
         (ii) levy, on, and collect from, the embarking passengers at major airport referred to in clause (h) of section 2 of the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India Act, 2008 (27 of 2008) the development fees at the rate as may be determined under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 13 of the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India Act, 2008,
and such fees shall be credited to the Authority and shall be regulated and utilised in the prescribed manner, for the purposes of--]
         (a) funding or financing the costs of upgradation, expansion or development of the airport at which the fee is collected; or
         (b) establishment or development of a new airport in lieu of the airport referred to in clause (a); or
         (c) investment in the equity in respect of shares to be subscribed by the Authority in companies engaged in establishing, owning, developing, operating or maintaining a private airport in lieu of the airport referred to in clause (a) or advancement of loans to such companies or other persons engaged in such activities.]
Notes:
1. Ins. by Act of 43 of 2003, s.7 (w.e.f. 1-7-2004).
2. Subs. by Act of 27 of 2008, s. 54 and the Schedule, for certain words (w.e.f. 30-11-2008).
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