Aircraft Amendment Bill 2020
                     AIRCRAFT AMENDMENT 
BILL 2020
INTRODUCTION
• The Rajya Sabha passed the Aircraft 
(Amendment) Bill 2020, which was tabled by 
civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri, on 
the upper house of the parliament.
Source: Dailyhunt
AVIATION AGENCIES
• The Aircraft (Amendment) Bill 2020, which 
has already been cleared by the Lok Sabha in 
March this year, seeks to convert aviation 
agencies like 
• The Directorate General of Civil Aviation 
(DGCA)
• Bureau of Civil aviation security (BCAS) 
• Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB)
Source: The Financial Express
VIOLATION
• Under its implementation, any violation 
under the act will attract heavy punishment. 
• For example, carrying arms, ammunition, and 
explosives or other banned goods on board, 
and developing illegal construction around 
the airports will attract fines up to ₹10 lakhs 
to ₹1 crore.
Source: Dailyhunt
WHAT IS THE AMENDMENT ABOUT?
• The bill will convert agencies under the 
Ministry of Civil Aviation, into statutory 
bodies. 
• A statutory body is one that is backed by a 
law and has the powers to take penal action.
Source: Dailyhunt
The DGCA
• The DGCA could set guidelines and directions 
to airlines and airport operators. 
• But the legal sanction behind these measures 
were limited. 
• The regulator could cancel the license of an 
airline, or suspend a pilot or engineer, but 
that may not be the ideal punishment for 
each and every error.
Source: Dailyhunt
The AAIB
• AAIB will look into investigative activities for 
aircraft accidents. 
• The central government can issue directions 
to these bodies with respect to their activities 
in public interest.
Source: Dailyhunt
POWERS OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
• It may cancel the licenses, certificates or 
approvals granted to a person under the Act 
if the person contravenes any provision of the 
Act.
Source: The Hindu
VIOLATION OF GUIDELINES
• There is a provision of compounding of first or 
rare contraventions of the acts. 
• In other words, if an airline, which is 
otherwise compliant, commits an error, the 
DGCA or the other two agencies, can let it 
pass. 
• The first offence is compoundable. However, 
the second offence within a space of five 
years is not compoundable.
Source: BW People
INDUSTRY EXPERTS
• Industry experts are hoping that the Bureau, 
which is investigating the Air India Express 
flight crash in Kozhikode that led to the death 
of 18, will use these powers to come down 
heavily on those found guilty.
Source: Technology Bloggers
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
• India being the one of the fastest growing 
nation in the field of Civil Aviation, the 
regulatory framework of Civil Aviation needs 
not only to have effective regulatory 
mechanism but the regulations are also 
expected to facilitate safe, smooth and rapid 
growth of the Civil Aviation in India.
Source: ipleaders Blog
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