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 28N: Offences under this Chapter.
    1[28N. Offences under this Chapter.--(1) Whoever, unlawfully occupies any airport premises, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six years and with fine.
     (2) Whoever fails to comply with any order of the eviction officer or the 2[High Court] under this Chapter shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years and with fine.
     (3) If any person who has been evicted from any airport premises under this Chapter again occupies the premises without authority for such occupation, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years and with fine.
     (4) The court may, while convicting a person under sub-section (3), make an order for evicting that person summarily and he shall be liable to such eviction without prejudice to any other action that may be taken under this Chapter.]
Notes:
1. Ins. by Act of 43 of 2003, s. 8 (w.e.f. 1-7-2004).
2. Subs. by Act 33 of 2021, s. 19, for “Tribunal” (w.e.f. 4-4-2021).
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