1. INTRODUCTION
The Minister of Civil Aviation of India, Mr. Hardeep Singh Puri,
introduced the Aircraft (Amendment) Bill, 2020 (the
"Bill") before the Lok Sabha on February 4, 2020, to
introduce certain modifications to the Aircraft Act, 1934 (the
"Act") which is the principal legislation in India
providing for the control of the manufacture, possession, use,
operation, sale, import and export of aircrafts and licensing of
aerodromes. The Aircraft (Amendment) Act, 20201 (the
"Amendment") was passed by the Lok Sabha on March 17,
2020, by the Rajya Sabha on September 15, 2020 and received
presidential assent on September 19, 2020, thereby, according it
the status of enforceable law.
