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The Central Government authorizes specified officers to exercise powers under section 21 of the Bharatiya Vayuyan Adhiniyam, 2024 (16 of 2024), as detailed in the First and Second Schedules.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Civil Aviation, through Notification S.O. 711(E) dated 10th February, 2026, authorizes specific officers to exercise powers under section 21 of the Bharatiya Vayuyan Adhiniyam, 2024 (16 of 2024). The First Schedule specifies the officers and the powers they can exercise. The Director General of Civil Aviation is authorized to exercise all powers. Joint and Deputy Directors General of Civil Aviation are authorized for powers 1 through 6. The Director and Deputy Director of Operations, Radio Telephone Operator (Restricted) Division, are authorized for power 1. The Second Schedule details these powers, which relate to the Radio Telephone Operator (Restricted) Certificate and Licence Rules, 2025. These powers include granting or extending a Radio Telephone Operator (Restricted) Certificate and Licence (rule 5), disqualifying persons (sub-rule (1) of rule 15), permanently or temporarily debarring persons in the public interest (sub-rule (2) of rule 15), requiring the surrender of certificates (sub-rule (3) of rule 15 and sub-rules (1) & (3) of rule 16), and suspending or cancelling certificates and licences, including in the public interest (sub-rules (1), (2), and (4) of rule 16). The notification was signed by Shobhit Gupta, Joint Secretary.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-13022026-270091 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 677] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2026/MAGHA 22, 1947 1017 GI/2026 (1) MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 10th February, 2026 S.O. 711(E). — In pursuance of section 21 of the Bharatiya Vayuyan Adhiniyam, 2024 (16 of 2024), the Central Government hereby authorises the officers specified in column (1) of the First Schedule annexed hereto to exercise such of the powers (more specifically described in the second schedule annexed hereto) as are specified in the corresponding entries in column (2) of the said First Schedule. FIRST SCHEDULE +-------+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ | S. No. | Designation of the Officer | Powers in the Second Schedule to be exercised | +=======+==========================================+================================================+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | +-------+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ | 1. | Director General of Civil Aviation | All | +-------+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ | 2. | Joint Director General of Civil Aviation | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 | +-------+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ | 3. | Deputy Director General of Civil Aviation | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 | +-------+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ | 4. | Director of Operations, Radio Telephone | 1 | | | Operator (Restricted) Division | | +-------+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ | 5. | Deputy Director of Operations, Radio Telephone | 1 | | | Operator (Restricted) Division | | +-------+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ SECOND SCHEDULE +-------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | S.No. | Rule of the Radio Telephone Operator (Restricted) Certificate and Licence | Nature of power | | | Rules, 2025 by which power is conferred | | +=======+================================================================================+=======================================================================================================+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | +-------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 1. | rule 5 | To grant or extend a Radio Telephone Operator (Restricted) Certificate and Licence. | +-------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 2. | sub-rule (1) of rule 15 | To disqualify a person from holding or obtaining a Radio Telephone Operator (Restricted) Certificate | | | | and Licence | +-------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 3. | sub-rule (2) of rule 15 | To debar a person permanently or temporarily from holding a Radio Telephone Operator (Restricted) | | | | Certificate and Licence in the public interest. | +-------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 4. | sub-rule (3) of rule 15 and Sub-rules (1) & (3) of rule 16 | To require the holder to surrender the Radio Telephone Operator (Restricted) Certificate and Licence. | +-------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 5. | sub-rule (1) of rule 16 | To suspend or cancel a Radio Telephone Operator (Restricted) Certificate and Licence | +-------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 6. | sub-rules (2) and (4) of rule 16 | To suspend or cancel a Radio Telephone Operator (Restricted) Certificate and Licence in the public | | | | interest. | +-------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ [F. No. AV/25/2023-DG] SHOBHIT GUPTA, Jt. Secy. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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