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 40: Power of the Central Government to issue directions.
    (1) Without prejudice to the foregoing provisions of this Act, the Authority shall, in the discharge of its functions and duties under this Act, be bound by such directions on questions of policy as the Central Government may give in writing to it from time to time:
     Provided that the Authority shall, as far as practicable, be given opportunity to express its views before any direction is given under this sub-section.
     (2) The decision of the Central Government whether a question is one of policy or not shall be final.
     (3) The Central Government may, from time to time, issue directions to the Authority regarding the discharge of any functions to it under clause (e) of sub-section (3) of section 12 and the Authority shall be bound to comply with such directions.
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