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 41: Power to make rules
    (1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the provisions of this Act.
     (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for--
         (a) the period of notice as may be given by the Central Government to terminate the appointment of any part-time member of the Authority under clause (b) of proviso to sub-section (1) of section 5;
         (b) the conditions of service of the members of the Authority under sub-section (2) of section 5;
         (c) the period of notice as may be given by any member to resign his office under sub-section (3) of section 5;
         (d) the provisions subject to which officers and other employees may be appointed by the Authority and the category of officers to be appointed after approval of the Central Government under the proviso to sub-section (1) of section 10;
         (e) the provisions subject to which the Authority may manage the airports, civil enclaves and aeronautical communication stations under sub-section (1) of section 12;
         1[(ee) 2[the rate of development fees in respect of airports other than major airports and] the manner of regulating and utilising the fees under section 22A;]
         (f) the manner in which the Authority may invest its funds under clause (b) of sub-section (3) of section 24;
         (g) the form in which the annual statement of accounts shall be prepared by the Authority under sub-section (1) of section 28:
         1[(gi) the other manner of serving notice under sub-section (3) of section 28C;
         (gii) the other manner of serving notice under sub-section (4) of section 28C;
         (giii) the principles of assessment of damages under sub-section (2) of section 28G;
         (giv) the rate of simple interest under sub-section (3) of section 28G;
         (gv) any other matter under clause (c) of section 28H;
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         (h) the form in which a report giving an account of its activities shall be prepared and submitted by the Authority to the Central Government under sub-section (1) of section 29; and
         (i) any other matter which is to be, or may be, prescribed.
Notes:
1. Ins. by Act of 43 of 2003, s.10 (w.e.f. 1-7-2004).
2. Subs. by Act 27 of 2008, s. 54 and the Schedule, for the rate of development fees and (w.e.f. 1-1-2009).
3.Clauses (gvi), (gvii), (gviii) and (gix) omitted by Act 33 of 2021, s. 19 (w.e.f. 4-4-2021).
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