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Notification under section 70 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 declaring specified Communications, Navigation and Surveillance systems for Air Traffic Management of the Airports Authority of India as protected systems.

Detailed Summary

S.O. 3156(E), issued by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on 17th July, 2023, in exercise of powers under sub-section (1) of section 70 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000), declares as protected systems the computer resources of certain Communications, Navigation and Surveillance systems for Air Traffic Management constituting Critical Information Infrastructure of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and its associated dependencies, namely: (a) the Indian Master Control Centre, Indian Land Uplink Station, and Indian Reference Stations of GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation; (b) the Very High Frequency Voice Communication Control System, Automatic Message Switching System, Communications, Navigation and Surveillance systems for Air Traffic Management Automation, Radio Detection and Ranging, Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and Control System, and Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast of the Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai and Guwahati Flight Information Regions; (c) the Air Traffic Services Messaging Handling System of the Delhi and Mumbai Flight Information Regions; and (d) the Aeronautical Information Services-Aeronautical Information Management System of the Delhi Flight Information Region; under sub-section (2) of section 70, the Central Government authorises access to these protected systems for designated AAI employees authorised in writing, team members of contractual managed service providers or third-party vendors authorised in writing for need-based access, and consultants, regulators, Government officials, auditors and stakeholders authorised in writing on a case-to-case basis; the notification takes effect from the date of publication in the Official Gazette; signed by Sandip Chatterjee, Scientist G, File No. 2(5)/2022-CL.

Full Text

4562 GI/202 3 (1) रजिस्ट्री सं. डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No . D. L. -33004/99 EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 3027 ] NEW DEL HI, MON DAY, JULY 17, 2023/ASHADHA 26, 194 5 CG-DL-E-17072023-247363 MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY NOTIFICATI ON New Delhi, the 17th July, 2023 S.O. 3156 (E).—(1) (i) In exercise of the powers conferred by sub -section (1) of section 70 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000), the Central Government hereby declares the computer resources relating to the following Communications, Navigation and Surveillance s ystems for Air Traffic Management , being Critical Information Infrastru cture of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) , and the computer resources of its associated dependencies , to be protected systems for the purpose of the said Act , namely:— (a) Indian Mast er Control Centre, Indian Land Uplink Station, Indian Reference Station s of GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation ; (b) Very High Frequency Voice Communication Control System, Automatic Message Switching System, Communications, Navigation and Surveillance systems for Air Traffic Management Automation, Radio Detection And Ranging , Adv anced Surface Movement Guidance and Control System and Autom atic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast of Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai and Guwahati Flight Information Regions (FIRs); (c) Air Traffic Services Messaging Handling System of Delhi and Mumbai FIRs; (d) Aeronautical Information Services - Aeronautical Information Management System of Delhi FIR ; (ii) In exercise of the powers conferred by sub -section ( 2) of section 70 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000), the Central Government authorises t he following personnel to access the protected systems, namely:— (a) any designated employee of the Airports Authority of India authorised in writing by the Airports Authority of India to access the protected system ; (b) any team member of contractual managed serv ice provider or third -party vendor who have been authorised in writing by the Airports Authority of India for need -based access; and (c) any consultant, regulator, Government official, auditor and stakeholder authorised in wr iting by the Airports Authority of India on case to case basis. (2) This notification shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. [F. No . 2(5)/2022 -CL] SANDIP CHATTERJEE, Scientist G Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, D elhi-110054.

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