The Ministry of Civil Aviation vide its notification dated 11th February 2022, has published the Aircraft (Carriage of Dangerous Goods) (Amendment) Rules, 2022 to further amend the Aircraft (Carriage of Dangerous Goods) Rules, 2003.
The Amendment is brought under rule 9A which deals with mis-declared or undeclared dangerous goods in which sub rule (2)(ii) has been substituted as follows:
The operator or any other person directly or indirectly acting on his behalf for the acceptance or handling of baggage, cargo or mail, if notices or finds any mis-declared or undeclared goods, shall submit a report to the Director-General in addition to such other relevant information, shall also contain the following information, namely:-
- the name and address of person or operator reporting;
- the name and address of the shipper and his agent, if any.
Further rule 12A which deals with establishment and approval of training programme in which, an application for grant of approval shall be accompanied with a fee of rupees fifty thousand which shall be paid electronically in the manner as specified by the Director-General.
