Aircraft Amendment Bill 2020 passed by Rajya Sabh

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.

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Key-Points

It seeks to amend the Aircraft Act, 1934. It has provisions to convert three existing bodies under the Ministry of Civil Aviation into statutory bodies.

These three authorities are the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security and the Aircraft Accidents Investigation Bureau.

Under the bill, each of these bodies will be headed by a Director General who will be appointed by the centre. The Bill raises the maximum limit on fines from 10 lakh rupees to one crore rupees.

These fines are related to carrying arms, explosives and other dangerous goods aboard aircraft and constructing building or structures within the specified radius around an aerodrome reference point.