The Ministry of Civil Aviation on 25th July 2022, has notified the Aircraft (Demolition of Obstructions caused by Buildings and Trees, etc.) (Draft Amendment) Rules, 2022 and has invited Objections or suggestions from the public which shall be addressed to the Director-General of Civil Aviation, Opposite Safdarjung Airport, New Delhi-110003 or mailed to dgoffice.dgca@nic.in within 30 days.
Through this amendment rule 3 which deals with Service of Notification on the owner and submission of report regarding violation has been substituted as follows:
Where any notification has been issued by the Central Government and the officer-in charge of the concerned aerodrome has reason to believe that any building or tree exists in violation of the provisions of the aforesaid notification, he shall serve a copy of the notification on the owner of the building or tree, as the case may be, in accordance with the procedure laid down in sub-section (3) of Section 9A of the Act. (2) The officer-in-charge of the concerned aerodrome shall forthwith send a report of such violation to the Director General of Civil Aviation, or any officer authorized by him on this behalf.
Further under rule 4 which deals with order to furnish details in which, if a report is received by the Director General of Civil Aviation or any officer authorised by him in this behalf, he shall, by written order, direct the owner of such building, or tree, to furnish to the officer-in-charge of the aerodrome, within a specified period, a plan showing the location of building, or tree, and also disclosing the dimensions or any other details specified in the order.
