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  "text": "Page 1 of 37 \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nTHE PAKISTAN AIRPORTS AUTHORITY ACT, 2023 \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nCONTENTS \r\nCHAPTER I \r\n \r\nPRELIMINARY \r\n1  Short title, extent, application and commencement \r\n2.  Definitions \r\nCHAP TER II \r\n \r\nPAKISTAN AIRPORTS AUTHORITY \r\n3.  Establishment of the Authority \r\n4.  Functions and powers of the Authority \r\n5.  Performance of functions otherwise than through officers \r\n6.  The Board and members \r\n7.  Meetings of the Board \r\n8.  Committees of the Board \r\n9.  Executive committee of the Authority \r\n10.  The Director General \r\n11.  Resignation by the Director General \r\n12.  Removal of the Director General \r\n13.  Airport manager \r\n14.  Duty to avoid conflict of interest \r\n15.  Delegation of powers \r\n \r\n \r\n\r\n \r\nPage 2 of 37 \r\n \r\n16.  Recruitment of officers and staff \r\n17.  Members and other officers of the Authority to be public servants \r\nCHAPTER III \r\n \r\nTRANSITION ARRANGEMENTS \r\n18.  Transfer of airports and undertakings etc. \r\n19.  Transfer of service of existing employees \r\n20.  Transfer of operating licences \r\nCHAPTER IV \r\n \r\nLAND AND OTHER PROPERTIES \r\n21.  Acquisition of land for the Authority \r\n22.  Restriction on sale of immovable property \r\n23.  Lease, licence or concession of airports \r\n24.  Restoration of property from unauthorized possession \r\nCHAPTER V \r\n \r\nFINANCIAL PROVISIONS \r\n25.  Charges, fees and rents \r\n26.  Recovery of sums due to Authority \r\n27.  Grants, capital and loan by the Federal Government \r\n28.  Borrowing by the Authority \r\n29.  Fund of the Authority \r\n30.  Reserve account of the Authority \r\n31.  Investment of surplus moneys \r\n32.  Financial year \r\n33.  Budget \r\n34.  Annual plan of schemes \r\n35.  Maintenance of accounts \r\n36.  Audit and submission of certified accounts \r\n37.  Liability of the Federal Government to be limited \r\n \r\nPage 3 of 37 \r\n \r\n38.  Exemption from taxes \r\nCHAPTER VI \r\n \r\nOFFENCES AND PENALTIES \r\n39.  Damage to airport property or facilities \r\n40.  Unauthorized and dangerous trespassing \r\n41.  Control over unbecoming, rowdy or indecent behavior \r\n42.  Search, seizure and retention of harmful things \r\n43.  Punishment for contravention of rules or regulations \r\n44.  Certain actions to attract administrative penalties \r\n45.  Amendment of the Schedule \r\n46.  Arrest how made \r\n47.  Removal of persons, vehicles and things \r\n48.  Offences by bodies corporate \r\n49.  Cognizance of offences by courts \r\n50.  Certain offences to be bailable \r\n51.  Summary trial for certain offences \r\n52.  Compounding of offences \r\nCHAPTER VII \r\n \r\nMISCELLANEOUS \r\n53.  Wreckage and salvage \r\n54.  Periodical and annual reports \r\n55.  Joint use of certain airports \r\n56.  Act X of 2012 not to apply to the Authority. \r\n57.  Indemnity \r\n58.  Certain existing arrangements to continue \r\n59.  Power of the Federal Government to issue directions \r\n60.  Other directions to the Authority \r\n \r\nPage 4 of 37 \r\n \r\n61.  Emergency measures to protect public health \r\n62.  Discontinuation of the use of an airport \r\n63.  Duty not to disclose information \r\n64.  Duty to render assistance \r\n65.  Standards of airport services \r\n66.  Power to make rules \r\n67.  Power of the Authority to make regulations \r\n68.  Airport Orders \r\n69.  Requirement of continuous review of rules etc. \r\n70.  Removal of difficulties \r\n71.  Act to override other laws \r\n72.  Repeal and savings \r\nSCHEDULE \r\n \r\n \r\n  \r\n \r\nPage 5 of 37 \r\n \r\nTHE PAKISTAN AIRPORTS AUTHORITY ACT, 2023 \r\nACT NO. XLV OF 2023 \r\n[4th August, 2023] \r\nAN \r\nAct \r\nto establish the Pakistan Airports Authority for better 1[administration], operation and development \r\nof airports and air transport services in Pakistan. \r\nWHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the establishment of the Pakistan Airports Authority \r\nfor better administration, operation and development of airports and related services and for matter s \r\nconnected therewith and ancillary thereto; \r\nIt is hereby enacted as follows- \r\nCHAPTER I \r\n \r\nPRELIMINARY \r\n1. Short title, extent, application and commencement.___ (l) This Act shall be called the  \r\nPakistan Airports Authority Act, 2023. \r\n(2) It extends to the whole of Pakistan. \r\n(3) It shall apply to all airports and the air navigation services operated or kept for air transport \r\nother than those belonging to or operated for the exclusive use of any of the armed forces of Pakistan. \r\n(4) The Federal Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct that this Act, \r\nor any provisions thereof which it may specify in the notification, shall come into force on such date \r\nas it may appoint in this behalf and if no such date is appointed within o ne hundred and eighty days \r\nfrom, the date of notification of the Act, it shall come into force at once on the expiry of this period. \r\n2. Definitions.___ In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context ___ \r\n(a)  “Act” means the Pakistan Airports Authority Act, 2023; \r\n(b)  “aircraft” means any machine which can derive support in the atmosphere from \r\nthe reactions of the air other than the reactions of the air against the earth's \r\nsurface, and includes a balloon, whether captive or free, airship, kite, glider, any \r\nother flying machine and an unmanned aircraft; \r\n \r\n1Subs. by Act No. XLII of 2026, s.2 \r\n \r\n \r\nPage 6 of 37 \r\n \r\n(c)  “air navigation services” mean services and aids for communicating with and \r\nguiding, controlling and surveilling an aircraft for safe navigation during all \r\nphases of flight operations and include air traffic and aeronautical  information \r\nmanagement services, charting and cartographic services, as well as procedure \r\nfor air navigation services, flight procedure design services and other incidental \r\nand consequential services; \r\n(d)  “airport” means— \r\n(i)  an aerodrome, airstrip, airfield, heliport and any other facility transferred \r\nto, or acquired, set up or developed by the Authority and set apart or \r\ncommonly used or intended to be used, e ither Wholly or partly,  for \r\naffording facilities for the landing  and departure of aircrafts as well as \r\nany runway taxiway, building, shed, hanger, vessel, pier, parking areas \r\nand any other structure or facility appertaining  to he airport in  relation \r\nto the landing and departure of an  aircraft, embarkation  and \r\ndisembarkation of passengers,  loading and unloading  handling of \r\npassenger baggage, Cargo and mail; and \r\n(ii)  for the purpose of Chapter VI, any airport not being an airport operated \r\nor kept for the exclusive  use of any of the armed forces of Pakistan, \r\nwhether or not, it is transferred to, or acquired, set up or developed by \r\nthe Authority; \r\n(e)  “airport manager” means— \r\n(i)  an officer of the Authority in-charge of the airport; or \r\n(ii)  the person in-charge of an airport not being an airport transferred to, or \r\nacquired, set up or developed by the Authority on whom any or all of the \r\npowers of the airport manager under this Act or conferred by the \r\nSecretary; \r\n(f)  “Airport Order” means an order issued by the  Director General under section \r\n68; \r\n(g)  “Airport Security Force” means the Airport Security Force established under \r\nthe Pakistan Airport Security Force Act, 1975 (LXXVII of 1975); \r\n(h)  “Authority “means the Pakistan Airports Authority;  \r\n(i)  “authorized officer “means— \r\n(i)  an officer of the Authority authorized by the Director General for the \r\npurpose of the Act; or \r\n(ii)  in relation to an airport not being an airport transferred to, or acquired, \r\nset up or developed by the Authority, a person on Whom any or all of \r\n \r\nPage 7 of 37 \r\n \r\nthe powers of the authorized officer under this Act are conferred by the \r\nSecretary; \r\n(j)  “Board” means the Board of the Authority; \r\n(k)  “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Board; \r\n(1)  “Collector” Means the Collector of the district appointed under the law relating \r\nto land revenue; \r\n(m)  “Director General” means the Director General of the Authority;  \r\n(n)  “Federal Government “means the Government of Pakistan; \r\n(o)  “member” means a member of the Board; \r\n(p)  “member of a committee” means member of a committee of the Board; \r\n(q)  “meteorological services ” means the provision of weather information  and \r\nforecasts to support safe and efficient navigation of aircrafts; \r\n(r)  “Minister” means the Minister in-Charge of the 1[Division concerned to which \r\nbusiness of this Act is allocated];  \r\n(s)  “Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority” means the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority \r\nestablished under the Civil Aviation Ordinance,  1982 (Ordinance XXX of \r\n1982); \r\n(t)  “prescribed” means prescribed by rules or regulations;  \r\n(u)  “Prime Minister” means the Prime Minister of Pakistan; \r\n(v)  “private Member” means a member mentioned at clause (g) of sub-section (1) \r\nof section 6; \r\n(w)  “regulations” means the regulations made under the Act;  \r\n(x)  “rules” mean the rules made under the Act; \r\n(y)  “Schedule” means the schedule appended to the Act; \r\n(z)  “Secretary” means the Secretary to the Government of Pakistan in-charge of the \r\n1[Division concerned to which business of this Act is allocated]; and \r\n(aa)  “Secretary of the Board” means the Secretary of the Board. \r\n \r\n 1Subs. by Act No. XLII of 2026, s.3. \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nPage 8 of 37 \r\n \r\nCHAPTER-II \r\n \r\nPAKISTAN AIRPORTS AUTHORITY \r\n3. Establishment of the Authority.___(1) As soon as may be, but no later than ninety days of \r\nthe  commencement of this Act, the Federal Government shall, by notification in the official Gazette, \r\nestablish an authority to be known as the Pakistan Airports Authority. \r\n(2) The Authority shall be a body corporate, having perpetual succession with power, subject \r\nto the provisions of this Act and the rules, to  acquire, hold and dispose of property, and to enter into \r\ncontract, and shall by the said name sue and be sued. \r\n4. Functions and powers of the Authority.___(1) The Authority shall administer, operate and \r\ndevelop airports and air navigation services. \r\n(2) Without prejudice to the generality of sub-section (1), the Authority shall— \r\n(a)  provide facilities and services as are necessary for the convenience of \r\npassengers and other persons using an airport; \r\n(b)  provide air navigation services and meteorological services to aircrafts  \r\nnavigating in or over the territory of Pakistan and the adjoining international \r\nwaters; \r\n(c)  take such measures as are necessary or convenient for, or incidental to, ensuring \r\nthe safety of aircrafts, passengers, cargo, mail and other facilities at the airports \r\nat all times; \r\n(d)  make provisions for search and rescue services for or in relation to the \r\nnavigation of aircrafts in or over the territory of Pa kistan and the adjoining \r\ninternational waters; \r\n(e)  assist aircraft in distress in or over the territory of Pakistan and in that, make \r\narrangements for crash landing and fire fighting at the airports; \r\n(f)  coordinate and support the provision of customs, border management, security \r\nand other services at the airports by persons or entities other than the Authority; \r\n(g)  take measures for preventing any danger to public health and spread of infection \r\nfrom aircrafts arriving at or departing the airport; \r\n(h)  levy and collect rent, rate, fee, fine and other charges authorized under this Act, \r\nrules or regulations; \r\n(i)  take all such steps as are necessary or convenient for, or incidental to, the \r\nexercise of any power or discharge of any function or duty conferred or imposed \r\non it by this Act; \r\n(j)  secure compliance of environmental standards applicable to or in relation to the \r\noperation of airports; \r\n \r\nPage 9 of 37 \r\n \r\n(k)  affect Pakistan’ s obligations  under any international  treaty, convention,  \r\nengagement or agreement connected with or ancillary to the purpose of this Act \r\nto which Pakistan is a signatory; and \r\n(1)  carry out its duties and functions in a cost effective and efficient manner. \r\n(3) The Authority may— \r\n(a)  plan, prepare and execute schemes for the construction, development, operation, \r\nmaintenance, repair and redoing of airports as well as development of aviation \r\ninfrastructure in Pakistan in general; \r\n(b)  take such measures as are, in its view, necessary for the efficient operation and \r\nmanagement of Pakistan’s airspace; \r\n(c)  make provisions for service, maintenance, repair and fueling of aircraft at the \r\nairports; \r\n(d)  provide for the storage, handling, sorting and transport by air of mail and cargo; \r\n(e)  train its officers, staff and other persons for the purpose of this Act, and establish \r\nand maintain such facilities as are, in its view, necessary to this end; \r\n(f)  provide expert services in relation to the establishment or operation of airports, \r\nground aids, Safety services or other similar matter; \r\n(g)  enter into contracts for the purchase and supply of goods and services or any  \r\nother contract as ma y be necessary for the proper disc harge of any function, \r\nduty or power imposed or conferred upon it under this Act; \r\n(h)  acquire by purchase, lease, exchange or otherwise any land or other moveable  \r\nor immovable property or any interest in such land or property for the purpose \r\nof this Act; \r\n(i)  pledge any property vested in it, including any immovable property transferred \r\nto it under this Act, to raise finances for the acquisition of any capital  asset or \r\ndevelopment of any infrastructure for the purpose of the Act; and \r\n(j)  permit the use of any  land, building,  facility, premises  or other property,  \r\nincluding any moveable or immoveable property, vested in it or transferred to it \r\nunder this Act on rent, lease, licence, concession or through such other mean or \r\ninstrument as it deems fit. \r\n(4) In carrying out its duties and functions, the Authority shall have regards to the development \r\nof air transport and to efficiency, 'economy and safety of operations.          \r\n(5) In the conduct of its business,  the Authority shall ensure that its revenue is not less than \r\nsufficient for making provision for meeting its expenses, taking one year with another. \r\n \r\nPage 10 of 37 \r\n \r\n(6) Subject to the provisions of this Act, rules and regulations, the Authority may excrcise such \r\npowers and take such measures as may be necessary for carrying out the purpose of the Act. \r\n5. Performance of functions otherwise than through officers. ___  The Authority may, in the \r\ninterest of better management and efficiency, make arrangements that one or more functions or duties \r\nundertaken by the Authority are carried out on its behalf otherwise than through its officers, servants, \r\nexperts and other employees  under a licence against such fee and for such duration  and in terms of \r\nsuch other conditions as it deems fit. \r\n6. The Board and members.___(1) The general direction and administration of the Authority \r\nand its affairs shall vest in a Board consisting of the following members — \r\n(a)  The Secretary, who shall also be the Chairperson of the Board;  \r\n(b)  The Vice Chief of Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force; \r\n(c)  The Director General; \r\n1[(ca) An officer of the Division concerned to which business of this Act is allocated \r\nnot below the rank of Joint Secretary nominated by the Secretary;] \r\n(d)  The Secretary to the Government of Pakistan in-charge of the Finance Division. \r\nor a senior officer of the Division nominated by 1[him]; \r\n(e)  The Secretary to the Government of Pakistan in-charge of the Planning Division \r\nor a senior officer of the Division nominated by him; \r\n(f)  The Chairman of the Federal Board of Revenue or a senior officer of the Federal \r\nBoard of Revenue nominated by him: and \r\n(g)  Not more than four private members, appointed by the Prime Minister in such \r\nmanner as may be prescribed  by the  rules from among  the persons  having \r\nspecial knowledge and experience in  air transport, business and industry, \r\ncommercial or financial matters, public administration, law or any other subject \r\nrelated to one or more functions and duties of the Authority. \r\n(2) The Chairperson may coopt any person at any meeting of the Board to render advise on any \r\nspecific matter on which that person has special knowledge or experience but such person shall not \r\nvote in case of any decision on the matter. \r\n(3) The Board may appoint a senior officer of the Authority as the Secretary of the Board for a \r\nterm of three years from the date of assumption of office which the Board may extend for two other \r\nsimilar terms. \r\n \r\n1Ins. and Subs. by Act No. XLII of 2026, s.4 \r\n \r\n \r\nPage 11 of 37 \r\n \r\n(4) A private member shall hold office for three years from the date of assumption of office and  \r\nmay, by notice in writing to the Prime Minister, resign from his office and on such resignation being  \r\nnotified in the official Gazette, he shall be deemed to have vacated his office. \r\n(5) A person shall be disqualified for being appointed as a private member if he— \r\n(a)  holds, for the time being, a political office; \r\n(b)  has not attained the age of forty years; \r\n(c)  has been convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for an offence involving  \r\nmoral turpitude; \r\n(d)  is an undischarged insolvent; \r\n(e)  is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court; \r\n(f)  has been removed or dismissed from a public office or from an office of a body \r\ncorporate or other entity owned or controlled by any government in Pakistan; \r\n(g)  is involved  directly or indirectly  in an  activity for the purpose  of gain in or \r\nrelating to an aviation. undertaking or business or holds office or employment \r\nin or relating to an aviation undertaking or business; or \r\n(h)  holds directly or indirectly, any share or pecuniary or other interest, tangible or \r\nintangible, in any business,  licence, certificate, permit, authorization,  \r\ninspection, examination or contract, or any other interest in the  Authority as is \r\nlikely to affect prejudicially the discharge of his functions as a member. \r\n(6) The Prime Minister may, after providing him an opportunity of being heard either personally \r\nor through an officer authorized in this behalf, remove any private member from office if he— \r\n(a)  attracts any of the disqualifications mentioned in 1[sub-section (5)]; \r\n(b)  refuses to act or, for any reason, becomes incapable of acting as a member; \r\n(c)  without leave of absence, absents himself from three  consecutive meetings of \r\nthe Authority; \r\n(d)  is guilty of misconduct; \r\n(e)  has abused his office  in a manner that renders his continuation in office \r\ndetrimental to public interest. \r\n(7) Any person ceasing to be a private member shall, unless disqualified under 1[sub-section \r\n(5)] or removed from office under 1[sub-section (6)] shall be eligible for reappointment for one similar \r\nterm. \r\n \r\n1Subs. by Act No. XLII of 2026, s.4 \r\n \r\nPage 12 of 37 \r\n \r\n7. Meetings of the Board .___ (1) The Board shall meet at least once in a quarter and at such \r\nother times and places as the Chairperson may direct. \r\n(2) The Secretary of the Board or, in his absence, the Director General shall, with the approval \r\nof the Chairperson issue notice and agenda of a meeting of the Board. \r\n(3) The Chairperson or, in  his absence, a member authorized by him in this behalf and three \r\nother members shall constitute a quorum for a meeting of the Board. \r\n(4) A decision at a meeting of the Board shall be adopted by a simple majority of the members \r\npresent and voting except that in the case of an equality of votes the  Chairperson or the member \r\npresiding the meeting shall have a casting vote in addition to his original vote. \r\n1[(4A) In case of urgency and notwithstanding anything contained in this section, the \r\nChairperson _may allow transaction of any business of the Board through circulation among the \r\nmembers and, if approved by the two-third majority of the members, it shall be deemed to have been \r\napproved by the Board.] \r\n(5) No act or proceeding of the-Board shall be invalid merely by reason of— \r\n(a)  any vacancy in its membership or any defect in its constitution; \r\n(b)  any defect in the appointment of a person as its member; and \r\n(c)  any irregularity in the procedure of the Board not effecting  the merits of the \r\nease, \r\n(6) Subject to the provisions of this Act and rules, the Board may regulate its own procedure \r\ngenerally and in particular, with respect to the holding of meetings,  the notice to be given of such \r\nmeetings, proceedings at the meetings, the recording and keeping of minutes and the custody, \r\nproduction and inspection of minutes. \r\n(7) Until the regulations are made in this behalf, the Chairperson may, by circular to the \r\nmembers, regulate the procedure of the Board. \r\n8. Committees of the Board.___ (1) For the purpose  of advising or assisting it in the due \r\ndischarge of the functions and duties of the Authority, the Board may appoint such committees as it \r\ndeems fit. \r\n(2) A committee shall consist of at least two members, out of whom one  shall be the head of \r\nthe committee, together with such officers of the Authority and such other persons as the Board may \r\ndeem fit in relation to the nature of the action to be taken or the matter to be discussed or decided by \r\nthe committee. \r\n \r\n1Ins. by Act No. XLII of 2026, s.5 \r\n \r\n \r\nPage 13 of 37 \r\n \r\n(3) On receipt of advice from any of its committees, the Board shall decide whether or not to \r\nadopt that advice, in whole or in part or with such modifications as it deems fit. \r\n(4) A committee shall, in the performance of its functions delegated by the Board, at all times \r\nbe subject to such directions, conditions and restrictions as may be imposed by the Board and shall \r\nadhere to all policies of the Board. \r\n(5) The head of every committee shall submit to the Chairperson a report on the functions and \r\nmatters entrusted to the committee, and the progress thereof, at the end of every quarter of the year or \r\nat such other interval or by such other dates as the Chairperson may direct. \r\n9. Executive committee of the Authority.___(1) There shall be an executive committee of the \r\nAuthority consisting of the following— \r\n(a)  the Director General, who shall also be its head;  \r\n1[(b)  four most senior officers of the Authority including Director Finance; \r\n(c)  a representative of the Division concerned to which business of this Act is \r\nallocated nominated by the Secretary; and] \r\n(d)  such other officers of the  Authority as the  Board may appoint generally or \r\nspecifically in relation to the nature of the action to be taken  or matter to be \r\ndiscussed or decided by the executive committee. \r\n(2) Subject to the Act, rules and regulations, the executive committee shall— \r\n(a)  perform such functions and duties and exercise such powers in matters relating \r\nto the administration and affairs of the Authority as may be delegated to it by \r\nthe Board; and \r\n(b)  where in its opinion any matter which is not delegated to it under  clause requires \r\nan immediate action to prevent injury or loss to the Authority and it is \r\nimprobable to timely obtain approval  of the Board for this purpose, take such \r\naction and report it for approval of the Board in the next meeting. \r\n(3) The procedure of the executive committee generally and in particular, with respect to the \r\nholding of meetings, the notice to be given of such meetings, proceedings at the meetings, the recording \r\nand keeping of minutes and the custody, production and inspection of minutes shall be such as may be \r\nprescribed by the regulations. \r\n(4) Until the regulations are made in this behalf, the Director  General may, by circular to the \r\nmembers, regulate the procedure of the executive committee. \r\n \r\n1Subs. by Act No. XLII of 2026, s.6. \r\n \r\n \r\nPage 14 of 37 \r\n \r\n10. The Director General.___ 1[(1) The Prime Minister may, in the prescribed manner, appoint \r\nan officer in the service of Pakistan or service of the Authority, or a private sector expert as the Director \r\nGeneral.] \r\n1[(1a) Subject to sub-section (1), a person shall not be appointed as the Director General unless \r\nhe fulfils the minimum qualification and experience prescribed in the rules. \r\n(1b) The term of office of the Director General shall be three years and the Prime Minister may \r\nextend the term for a period not exceeding two years.] \r\n(2) The Director General shall receive such salary and allowances and  be subject to  such \r\nconditions of service as may be determined by the Prime Minister. \r\n(3) The Director General shall be the executive head of the Authority and apart from day -to-\r\nday administration of the Authority, carry out such other functions and duties and exercise such powers \r\nas may be delegated to him by the Board. \r\n(4) In the absence or inability of the Director General to perform his functions, the Chairperson \r\nmay appoint a senior officer of the Authority to discharge the functions and exercise the powers of the \r\nDirector General during his absence or inability for a term which shall not exceed ninety days. \r\n11. Resignation by the Director General .___ (1) The Director General may, by notice in \r\nwriting to the Prime Minister, resign from his office. \r\n(2) Such resignation shall take effect from the date of its acceptance by the Prime Minister. \r\n12. Removal of the Director General.___ The Prime Minister may, after providing the Director \r\nGeneral an opportunity of being heard either personally or through an officer authorized by him in this \r\nbehalf, remove him from office if he- \r\n(a)  has failed to discharge, or has become incapable of discharging, his duties \r\neffectively under this Act; \r\n(b)  has been convicted of an offence involving  moral turpitude and sentenced to \r\nimprisonment; or \r\n(c)  has knowingly acquired or continues to hold, directly or indirectly, any share or \r\npecuniary or other interest,  tangible or intangible,  in any business, licence, \r\ncertificate, permit, inspection, or contract, or any other interest in the Authority \r\nas is likely to affect prejudicially the discharge by him of his fu nctions as the \r\nDirector General. \r\n \r\n1Subs. and ins. by Act No. XLII of 2026, s.7. \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nPage 15 of 37 \r\n \r\n13. Airport manager.___ (1) The Authority shall appoint an airport manager for each airport. \r\n(2) With respect to the airport under his charge, the airport manager shall, among other things, \r\ndischarge the following functions and duties. \r\n(a)  oversee the day-to-day operation and administration of the airport;  \r\n(b)  secure compliance with the provisions of this Act, rules, regulations, Airport \r\nOrders, policies and other directions of the Authority; \r\n(c)  coordinate and support the provision of customs, border management, security \r\nand other services at the airport by persons and entities other than the Authority; \r\nand \r\n(d)  ensure that  the services provided  at the airport are in accordance with the \r\nstandards laid down under section 65. \r\n(3) In the course of discharge of his functions and duties, the airport manager shall have regards \r\nto the need for efficiency, economy and safety of the airport operations. \r\n(4) Subject to the provisions of this Act, rules and regulations, the airport manager may exercise \r\nsuch powers and take such measures as may be necessary for carrying out the purpose of this section. \r\n14. Duty to avoid conflict of interest.___ (1) Before assuming his office, every member shall \r\ntender a certificate under his hand that he does not hold, or will not acquire any share or pecuniary or \r\nother interest, tangible or intangible, in any business, licence, certificate, permit, inspection or contract, \r\nor any other interest in the Authority as is likely to affect prejudicially the discharge by him of his \r\nfunctions and duties as member. \r\n(2) Where it comes to the notice of a member that in relation to any matter which is to be \r\nconsidered or decided by the Board or a committee he has professionally acted on behalf of any person \r\nhaving any share or interest in that matter, or any of his immediate relatives, or his employer or \r\nemployee would receive or have a reasonable expectation of receiving, a direct or indirect pecuniary \r\nor other benefit, share or interest or would suffer or have a reasonable expectation of suffering a direct \r\nor indirect pecuniary or some other detriment, he shall immediately inform the Secretary of the Board. \r\n(3) The Secretary of the Board shall record every such disclosure in the minutes of the meeting \r\nof the Board or the committee and, after the disclosure, that member shall abstain from taking part in \r\nthe meeting or any other deliberation of the Board or the committee with respect to that matter. \r\n(4) For the purpose of determining whether there is a quorum where a member abstains from \r\nmeeting in terms of this section, that member shall be treated as being present at that meeting \r\nnotwithstanding that he cannot vote or has withdrawn from t he meeting in respect of the matter in \r\nquestion. \r\n15. Delegation of powers.___ (1) The Board may, by general or special order, delegate to the \r\nexecutive committee, the Director General or any other officer of the Authority any of its functions, \r\nduties or powers under this Act, subject to such conditions as it deems fit. \r\n \r\nPage 16 of 37 \r\n \r\n(2) Every delegation of functions, duties or powers under this section shall be in writing, \r\nrevocable at any time by the Board, but no such delegation shall prevent the Board from undertaki ng \r\nthe function or duty or exercise of the power so delegated. \r\n(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-section (1), the Board shall not delegate its following \r\nfunctions, duties and powers— \r\n(a)  making of regulations; \r\n(b)  approval of budget, audited accounts and reports of the  Authority; \r\n(c)  approval of plan of schemes drawn up under section 34; \r\n(d)  approval of plans for the investment of funds of the Authority; \r\n(e)  making arrangements for undertaking one or more functions or duties of the \r\nAuthority on its behalf by otherwise than the officers of the Authority; \r\n(f)   the grant of lease, licence or concession of an airport with or without a right to \r\nthe lessee to discharge one or more functions or duties  undertaken by the \r\nAuthority 1[***]; \r\n(g)  1[* * * * * * *] \r\n(h)  acquisition of an immovable property by purchase, lease, exchange or any \r\ninterest in immoveable property for the purpose of this Act; \r\n(i)  pledging or mortgaging any movable or immovable property vested in the \r\nAuthority to raise finances for the acquisition of any capital asset or \r\ndevelopment of infrastructure for the purpose of this Act; \r\n(j)  creation of  a position of an officer,  servant, expert or other person in the \r\nAuthority; \r\n(k)  constitution of any committee of the Board or appointment of officers of the \r\nAuthority as members of the executive committee of the Authority in terms of \r\nsub-section (3) of section 9; \r\n(l)  any policy matter and where there is a question as to whether a matter is a matter \r\nof policy or otherwise, the decision of the Minister shall be final; and \r\n(m)  any other function, duty or power of the Board which the Board is barred from \r\ndelegating under the rules. \r\n \r\n1Omitted by Act No. XLII of 2026, s.8 \r\n \r\n \r\nPage 17 of 37 \r\n \r\n(4) The Board shall not delegate any function, duty and power to the Director General or any \r\nother officer of the Authority that it has delegated to the executive committee a nd in the like manner, \r\nany function, duty and power which is delegated to the Director General shall not be delegated to any \r\nother officer of the Authority. \r\n16. Recruitment of officers and staff.___(1) The Authority may appoint such officers, servants, \r\nexperts and other persons as it may consider necessary for the due discharge of its functions and duties \r\nunder this Act. \r\n(2) The Authority shall, by regulations, prescribe the procedure for appointment of its officers, \r\nservants, experts and other persons, and the terms and conditions of their service. \r\n17. Members and other officers of the Authority to be public servants .___The members, \r\nmembers of the committees, Director General, officers, servants, experts and other persons  in the \r\nservice of the Authority shall, when acting or purporting to act in pursuance of any of the provisions  \r\nof this Act, rules or regulations, be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of \r\nthe Pakistan Penal Code, 1860 (Act XLV of 1860). \r\n1[17A. Conflict of interest regarding officers. ___ (l) For so long as he holds office and for a \r\nperiod of two years thereafter, the Director General and every officer of the Authority shall not ___ \r\n(a) own, or be a shareholder, director, partner or an employee of any aviation undertaking, \r\nbusiness or contractor of the Authority; \r\n \r\n(b) have any direct or indirect pecuniary or other benefit, share or interest in or be engaged \r\nin an aviation undertaking, business or contractor of the Authority; and \r\n \r\n(c) receive any direct or indirect pecuniary or other benefit, share or interest in the \r\nmanufacture or distribution of expensive equipment being or is likely to be procured by \r\nthe Authority. \r\n(2)  In case an officer has served less than three years, after service prohibition under sub -\r\nsection (l) shall be for one year only. \r\n(3)  Whenever it comes to the notice of the Director General or any other officer that in relation \r\nto any matter being decided by the Authority, he has professionally acted on behalf of any person \r\nhaving any share or interest in that matter, or any of his immediate relatives, or his employer or \r\nemployee would receive or have a reasonable expectation of receiving, a direct or indirect pecuniary \r\nor other benefit, share or interest or would suffer or have a reasonable expectation of suffering, a direct \r\nor indirect pecuniary or some other detriment, he shall, in case of the Director  General, immediately \r\ninform the Secretary or, in case of any other officer, the Director General and abstain from taking part \r\nin the decision. \r\n(4) If a former Director General or other officer of the Authority wants relaxation of any of the \r\nprohibition contained in sub-section (l) or sub-section (2), he may, by swearing an affidavit of absence \r\nof conflict of interest, apply to the Secretary for such relaxation. \r\n \r\n1Ins. by Act No. XLII of 2026, s.9. \r\n \r\nPage 18 of 37 \r\n \r\n(5) If no conflict of interest is found after scrutiny of the last two years’ service in the Authority \r\nby the applicant, the Secretary, for reasons to be recorded in writing, may grant the relaxation under \r\nsub-section (4).]  \r\n \r\nCHAPTER III \r\n \r\nTRANSITION ARRANGEMENTS \r\n18. Transfer of airports and undertakings etc.___ (1) The  Federal Government  shall, by \r\nnotification in the official Gazette, determine  the date, mode  and manner in which the assets and \r\nundertakings, including lands, buildings, airports, works, machinery, apparatus, equipment, material, \r\nplants, cash balance, share in pension fund, capital, reserves, reserve funds, investments, concessions, \r\nlicences, leases and all other rights and interests arising out of such undertakings that are related to the \r\nfunctions, duties and affairs of the Authority under this Act as were immediately before that day vested \r\nin the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority shall, without any conveyance or assignment, stand transferred \r\nto and vest in the Authority free of any charge and all borrowings, debts, liabilities and other obligations \r\nthen subsisting in respect of the said assets and properties shall become the liability of the Authority. \r\n(2) The asset and property of the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority, which stands transferred to \r\nand vests in the Authority  under sub -section (1) shall be  deemed to include all assets, rights, \r\nobligations, powers and privileges, in relation to the 1[asset or propert y], all books of account and \r\ndocuments relating the asset  or property and shall also be deemed to include all borrowings, debts, \r\nliabilities and obligations of whatever kind then subsisting of the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority, in \r\nrelation to such asset or property. \r\n(3) The assets, properties and liabilities of the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority, shall be \r\nevaluated by the Federal Government and taken on books, and the excess of the assets over the \r\nliabilities shall be deemed to be the Federal Government's contribution to the Authority either as equity \r\nor loan as may be determined by the Federal Government. \r\n(4) The evaluation of the net assets transferred to the Authority under sub-section (3), the terms \r\ngoverning the transfer, the return on equity, if any, and the conditions governing the loan shall be \r\ndetermined by the Federal Government. \r\n19. Transfer of service of  existing employees .___ (1) The Federal Government shall, by \r\nnotification in the official Gazette, determine the date, mode and manner in which any officer, servant, \r\nexpert or any other person or category of such officers, servants, experts or persons who immediately \r\nbefore the commencement of this Act have been in the service of the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority \r\nin relation to the functions, duties and affairs of the Authority under the Act, shall stand transferred to \r\nthe Authority, on the same terms and conditions as were applicable to him or them unless modified or \r\namended under the provisions of the Act. \r\n(2) Th pay, pension and any allowance to which such an officer, servant, expert or other person \r\nis entitled shall not be less favorable than that he was entitled to immediately before such transfer. \r\n \r\n1Subs. by Act No. XLII of 2026, s.10. \r\n \r\nPage 19 of 37 \r\n \r\n(3) The service of an officer, servant, expert or other person transferred under  sub-section (1) \r\nin the service of the Authority shall be taken for all purposes to have been continuous with his service \r\nimmediately before the transfer date, as an employee of the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority 1[.] \r\n(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law, an officer, servant, expert or other \r\nperson transferred to the service of the Authority under sub-section (1) shall not be entitled to receive \r\nany payment or other benefit merely because he stopped being an employee of the Pakistan Civil \r\nAviation Authority. \r\n(5) If any question arises as to whether any officer, servant, expert or other person has been \r\ntransferred to the  service of the Authority under sub section  (1), a certificate under the hand of the \r\nDirector General shall be conclusive evidence that he was or was not so transferred. \r\n20. Transfer of operating licences .___ (1) Any permit, certificate, quota,  exemption, lease,  \r\nlicence or concession previously granted in respect of the operation of an airport,  asset, property, \r\nfacility or service transferred to the Authority shall be deemed to have been granted by or to the \r\nAuthority. \r\n(2) Where an airport, asset, property, facility or service transferred to the Authority requires a \r\nlicence, permit, certificate, quota or other permission or exemption for its continuous operation and \r\nsuch licence, permit, certificate, quota, permission or exemption has not been issued previously, the \r\nAuthority shall obtain it within twelve months of such transfer. \r\nCHAPTER IV \r\n \r\nLAND AND OTHER PROPERTIES \r\n21. Acquisition of 1[land] for the Authority.___ (1) The acquisition of any land or any interest \r\nin land for the Authority for the discharge of any of its functions under this Act shall be deemed to be \r\nan acquisition for a public purpose within the meaning of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (I of 1894), \r\nand the provisions of the said Act shall apply to all such proceedings. \r\n(2) The Director General or any officer of the Authority authorized by him for this purpose, \r\nmay enter upon and survey any land, erect pillars for the determination of intended lines of works, drill \r\nbore holes, excavate land and do all other acts which may be necessary for the preparation of any \r\nscheme or in relation to discharge of any function or duty by the Authority, but if the affected land does \r\nnot vest in the Authority, the power conferred by this sub-section shall be exercised in such manner as \r\nto cause least interference with and least damage to the rights of the owner or occupant thereof. \r\n(3) Where the Director General or an authorized officer enters into or upon any land in \r\npursuance of sub-section (2), he shall at the time of entering or as soon thereafter as may be practicable, \r\npay or tender payment for all damage done to the land and in case of dispute as to the sufficiency of \r\nthe amount so paid or tendered,  the dispute shall be referred to the Collector of the district whose \r\ndecision shall be final. \r\n22. Restriction on sale of immovable property . The Authority shall not sell or otherwise \r\ntransfer the title of any of its immovable property without prior approval of the  Federal Government. \r\n \r\n1Subs. by Act No. XLII of 2026, ss.11-12. \r\n \r\nPage 20 of 37 \r\n \r\n23. Lease, licence or concession of airports.___ (1) The Authority may grant lease, licence or \r\nconcession of the whole or any part of an airport including land, buildings and structures and other \r\nfacilities thereon or appertaining there to, with or without a r ight to the grantee to discharge one or \r\nmore functions and duties undertaken by the Authority on its behalf and for such time and subject to \r\nsuch conditions as it deems fit. \r\n(2) The Authority shall not grant lease, licence or concession under sub-section (1) without the \r\nprevious approval of the Federal Government if the rent or return to be received from it exceeds such \r\nsum of money, or the term for which it is likely to remain effective exceeds such duration, or it involves \r\nthe transfer of rights to undertake  such functions or duties of the Auth oity, or it involves any other \r\ncondition as may be prescribed  by the Federal G overnment through a notification in the official \r\nGazette. \r\n(3) Where a grantee is assigned to discharge any function or duty of the Authority for specified \r\nterm under sub-section (1) \r\n(a)  the grantee may exercise such powers of the Authority as the Authority deems \r\nnecessary and fit for the due discharge of such function or duty by the grantee; \r\nand \r\n(b)  an employee of the grantee may exercise such powers of an officer of the \r\nAuthority as the Authority deems necessary and fit for the due discharge of such \r\nfunction or duty by the grantee. \r\n24. Restoration of property from unauthorized possession .___ (1) The Authority  may \r\nauthorize one or more officers and define the local limits within which they may exercise power \r\nconferred and duties imposed under this section. \r\n(2) Where the authorized officer has reasons to believe that a person is in unauthorized  \r\npossession of any part of an airport, or any other facility or property of the Authority, the authorized \r\nofficer may, through a written notice require such person to vacate the part, facility or property or to \r\nappear personally and show cause as to why he shall not be evicted by such date as may be mentioned \r\nin the notice. \r\n(3) Where such person refuses to or fails to vacate the part, facility or property by the date \r\nspecified in the notice or the cause shown by him is not accepted by the authorized  officer, the \r\nauthorized officer may after passing a written order,  evict the person  and take the possession  of the \r\npart, facility or property, and may for this purpose, use or cause to be used such force as may be \r\nnecessary. \r\n(4) Where a person has been evicted but has left any equipment, good or other thing at the part, \r\nfacility or property, the authorized officer shall, give him a written notice of not less than fifteen days \r\nto have such equipment, good or thing removed after payment of any amount due to the Authority. \r\n(5) Where such person refuses to or fails to remove the equipment, good or other thing within \r\nthe period mentioned  in the notice, the authorized officer shall, publish a notice in at least two \r\nnewspapers having wide circulation in Pakistan and through such other means as ma y be prescribed, \r\n \r\nPage 21 of 37 \r\n \r\ninforming that. the equipment, good or other thing if not removed by the date mentioned in the notice, \r\nshall be removed and disposed of by public auction, \r\n(6) Where the equipment, good or other thing is not removed by the date given in the  notice, \r\nthe authorized officer shall dispose it of by public auction and— \r\n(a)  Where a claim to the equipment, good or thing is received within thirty days of \r\nthe auction, he shall, after deducting the expenses of removal, custody and sale \r\nand any other amount due to the Authority, pay the sale proceeds to the owner; \r\nand \r\n(b)  where no such claim is received within thirty days, deposit the sale proceeds \r\nwith the Federal Government after deducting the expenses of removal, custody \r\nand sale and any other amount due to the Authority. \r\n(7) Notwithstanding other provisions of this section, where the authorized officer considers that \r\nthe good or thing mentioned at sub-section (4) is perishable or prone to quick decay and deterioration, \r\nhe may, in the manner prescribed by the rules, immediately sell it through public auction without the \r\nrequirement of publication of notice,  but the owner or person in -charge of the good or thing may, \r\nwithin thirty days of the disposal, claim and receive the sale proceed afte r deduction of expenses \r\nincurred on removal, custody and sale and any other amount due to the Authority. \r\n(8) Where the authorized officer is unable to decide as to the person to whom the balance of \r\nthe amount is payable or as to the apportionment of the same, he may refer such dispute to the Collector \r\nand the decision of the Collector thereon shall be final. \r\n(9) An authorized officer shall, for the purpose of production of persons and documents and \r\nholding of any inquiry under this section, may exercise the powers of a civil court under the Code of \r\nCivil Procedure, 1908 (Act V of 1908), while trying a suit in respect of the following matters— \r\n(a)  summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person and examining him on \r\noath; \r\n(b)  requiring the discovery and production of documents;  \r\n(c)  execution of a decree; and \r\n(d)  any other matter as may be prescribed. \r\n(10) An order of the authorized officer shall be deemed as a decree of a civil court for the \r\npurposed of execution of a decree under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act V of 1908). \r\n(11) Any proceeding before the authorized officer shall be deemed to be a judicial proceeding \r\nwithin the meaning of sections 193, 196 and 228 of the Pakistan Penal Code 1860 (Act XLV of 1860) \r\nand the eviction officer shall be deemed to be a court for the purposes of section  195 and Chapter \r\nXXVI of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act V of 1898). \r\n \r\nPage 22 of 37 \r\n \r\n(12) Any person aggrieved by an order of the authorized officer under this section, may, within \r\nthirty days from the date of the order, prefer are appeal to the High Court having territorial jurisdiction \r\nand decision of the High Court on such appeal shall be final. \r\n(13) Subject to sub-section (11), any proceedings before or an order of the authorized officer \r\nunder this section shall be final and shall not be called in question in any suit, application, execution \r\nor other proceeding and a court shall not grant an injunction in respect of any action taken or intended \r\nto be taken by an authorized officer under this section. \r\n(14) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other provision of this section, where the \r\nauthorized officer considers that an agency or entity owned or controlled by the Federal Government  \r\nengaged in the provision of a service in relation to the operation of  the airport or generally for the \r\npurpose of this Act is in unauthorized  possession of any part  of an airport,  or any other facility or \r\nproperty of the Authority, the authorized officer shall inform the Director General who may then inform \r\nthe Secretary. \r\n(15) If the Authority and the agency or entity are unable  to reach an agreement, the Secretary \r\nshall place the matter before the Federal Government for decision.”  \r\nCHAPTER V \r\n \r\nFINANCIAL PROVISIONS \r\n25. Charges, fees and rents.___ (1) The Authority may levy and collect fees and other charges \r\nfor— \r\n(a)  the embarking and disembarking of passengers from an aircraft at an airport; \r\n(b)  the transport, arrival, loading or unloading of cargo, mail and other things by or \r\nfrom an aircraft at an airport; \r\n(c)  the landing, housing or parking of aircrafts, or for any other service or facility \r\noffered in connection with the operation of aircrafts at an airport; \r\n(d)  measures taken by the Authority for securing the safety of aircrafts in or over \r\nthe territory of Pakistan; \r\n(e)  provision of search and rescue services for or in relation to the aircrafts; \r\n(f)  provision of air navigation services and meteorological services for or in \r\nrelation to the navigation of aircrafts; and \r\n(g)  any other facility or service provided by the Authority for or in relation to the \r\nnavigation of an aircraft, or to a passenger or other person visiting or otherwise \r\nusing the airport. \r\n(2) The Authority may levy and collect a fee or rent from a person— \r\n \r\nPage 23 of 37 \r\n \r\n(a)  holding any airport or a part thereof, or any land, building, facility or property \r\nincluding any immovable property of the Authority on lease, licence, concession \r\nor otherwise; \r\n(b)  using any land, building, facility space or other facility of the Authority for the \r\npurpose of advertisement or for carrying out trade or business; and \r\n(c)  allowed to undertake  a function or duty of the Authority at an airport unde r a \r\nlicence. \r\n(3) The Authority may levy on and collect from the passengers embarking  and disembarking \r\nat an airport, an additional fee to be called the development fee, for the purposes of— \r\n(a)  meeting the cost of upgrading, expanding or developing an airport; \r\n(b)  provisioning, improving or replacing any capital assets including vehicles,  \r\nrolling stock, machinery,  instrument and equipment  in respect of or in \r\nconnection with the operation of an airport; \r\n(c)  establishing or developing a new airport; \r\n(d)  undertaking any survey, research or investigation preparatory to the undertaking \r\nof any purpose referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c); or \r\n(e)  meeting any other expense for the purpose of this Act that may be approved by \r\nthe Federal Government. \r\n(4) The Authority shall keep in a separate account the sums collected by way of development \r\nfee and shall not use it for any purpose other than the purposes mentioned in sub-section (3). \r\n26. Recovery of sums due to Authority .___ In addition  to such other means as may be \r\nprescribed by the rules, the Collector of the district shall, on an application  of an authorized officer, \r\nrecover any sum due to the Authority as fine, fee, charge, rent or on any other account under this Act \r\nand any arrear of such fine, fee, charges, rent or account as arrears of land revenue. \r\n27. Grants, capital and loan by the Federal Government.___ The Federal Government may___ \r\n(a)  pay any sum to the Authority as grant; \r\n(b)  provide any capital that may be required  by the Authority on such terms  and \r\nconditions as the Federal Government may determine, and \r\n(c)  pay any sum to the Authority,  on such terms and conditions  as the  Federal \r\nGovernment may determine, by way of a loan. \r\n28. Borrowing by the Authority.___(1) The Authority may, with the previous general or special \r\napproval of the Federal  Government, borrow  money from  any source including by issuing bonds, \r\ndebentures or such other instruments for the due discharge any of its functions and duties. \r\n \r\nPage 24 of 37 \r\n \r\n(2) Subject to such limits as the Federal Government  may impose, the Authority may borrow \r\ntemporarily by way of overdraft or otherwise such amounts as it may require for the due discharge of \r\nits functions and duties. \r\n29. Fund of the Authority.___ (l) The Authority shall establish a fund that shall vest in it. \r\n(2) All sums received or collected by the Authority as fee, rent, levy, charge, grant, donation, \r\ncontribution, loan, profit, interest, dividend or on any other account shall be credited to the fund and \r\nall payments of the Authority shall be made from the fund. \r\n(3) The Authority may spend  sums from the fund to meet expenses  in relation  to the due \r\ndischarge of its functions and duties and also for the purpose of this Act. \r\n30. Reserve account of th e Authority.___ (1) The Authority may set apart any amount from \r\nthe fund as a reserve account for the purpose of— \r\n(a)  expanding or improving existing facilities or services or creating new facilities \r\nor services at an airport; \r\n(b)  providing against any temporary decrease of revenue or increase of expenditure \r\nfrom transient causes; or \r\n(c)  meeting expenditure incidental to unforeseen reasons, or from loss or damage \r\nof property, accident or for meeting any liability arising out of any act in th e \r\ndischarge of its functions. \r\n(2) Without prejudice to the power of the Authority to establish specific reserves account for \r\none or more specific purposes, the Authority may also establish a general reserve account. \r\n31. Investment of surplus moneys .___ (1) The Authority may, by way of one or more of the \r\nfollowing means, invest any sum from the fund, which cannot be applied immediately— \r\n(a)  deposits in the State Bank of P akistan or a scheduled bank or other public \r\nfinancial institutions subject to such conditions as may be specified by the \r\nFederal Government; \r\n(b)  investment in the securities of the Federal Government; \r\n(c)  investment in equity in respect of shares subscribed by the Authority; and \r\n(d)  such other manner as may be prescribed by the rules. \r\n(2) Any sum received by the Authority as profit, interest, dividend, return or any other account \r\nagainst the money invested under sub-section (l) shall forthwith be credited to the fund. \r\n32. Financial year.___ (1) The financial year of the Authority shall comprise of twelve months \r\nbeginning with the first day of July and ending on the thirtieth day of June of the following calendar \r\nyear. \r\n \r\nPage 25 of 37 \r\n \r\n(2) The first financial year shall consist of the period commencing on the date of the \r\nestablishment of the Authority and ending on the thirtieth day of June immediately following the \r\nestablishment of the Authority. \r\n33. Budget.___ (1) The Director General shall, well be fore the commencement of a financial \r\nyear and in the manner as may be prescribed by the rules, prepare annual budget of the Authority and \r\nplace it before the Board for approval. \r\n(2) The budget shall include a statement showing estimate of sums likely to be received by the \r\nAuthority and the sums required to meet  recurrent and capital expenditure during the next financial \r\nyear and actual income and expenditure of the Authority during the outgoing financial year or during \r\nany past period. \r\n34. Annual plan of schemes.___ (1) The Director General shall, well before the commencement \r\nof a financial year and in the manner as may be prescribed by the rules, prepare a plan of schemes to \r\nbe undertaken in the next financial year in relation to one or more functions and duties of the Authority \r\ntogether with an estimate of sums of money required to meet the capital and revenue  expenditure for \r\ntheir execution and place it before the Board for approval. \r\n(2) The 1[Director General] shall, without unnecessary delay, submit to the Minister the plan \r\nof schemes approved by the Board for his information. \r\n(3) Where it appears to the Minister that the demand for the use of an airport exceeds, or is \r\nlikely in the near future to exceed, the operational capacity of the airport , and as a result he considers \r\nit appropriate that, a scheme is required for building such capacity, he may direct the Director General \r\nto have the scheme prepared and submit it to the Board. \r\n35. Maintenance of accounts .___ The Authority shall maintain proper accounts and other \r\nrelevant records and prepare an annual statement of accounts including the profit and loss account and \r\nthe balance-sheet in such form as may be directed by the Federal Government in consultation with the \r\nAuditor General of Pakistan. \r\n36. Audit and submission of certified accounts.___ (1) The accounts of the Authority shall be \r\naudited every year by the Auditor General of Pakistan. \r\n(2) The accounts of the Authority certified by the Auditor General of Pakistan together with a \r\ncopy of the audit report shall be sent to the Authority and the Authority shall in tum submit certified \r\naccounts and audit report together with its comments to the Secretary who shall inform the Minister. \r\n(3) The Board may, and if so directed by the Minister shall, cause the accounts of the Authority \r\naudited by a firm  of chartered accountants for any period or transaction in the manner as may be \r\nprescribed by the rules. \r\n \r\n1Subs. by Act No. XLII of 2026, s.13. \r\n \r\n \r\nPage 26 of 37 \r\n \r\n37. Liability of the Federal Government to  be limited.—The liability of the Federal \r\nGovernment to the creditors of the Authority shall be limited to the extent of grants made by it and the \r\nloans raised by the Authority with the sanction of the Federal Government. \r\n38. Exemption from taxes .___ Notwithstanding anything contained in the Income Tax Act, \r\n2001 (XLIX of 2001)  or any other law relating to  income tax, super tax,  sales ta x on services or \r\nproperty tax, the Authority shall be exempted from paying any such tax on its income, services, profits \r\nor gains or property. \r\nCHAPTER VI \r\n \r\nOFFENCES AND PENALTIES \r\n39. Damage to airport property or facilities .___ (1) Whoever attempts at or damages an \r\nairport, or any facility or other property of the Authority, shall be punished with a simple imprisonment \r\nfor a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to five hundred thousand \r\nrupees, or with both. \r\n(2) Whoever attempts at or damages an airport, any aid or facility for t he provision of air \r\nnavigation service or any other service in relation to the operation of aircrafts in a manner that it \r\nendangers, or is likely to endanger the life of any person or the safety of the aircraft, shall be punished \r\nwith imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years or with fine which \r\nmay extend to one million rupees, or with both. \r\n40. Unauthorized and dangerous trespassing.___ (1) Whoever, without being so authorized, \r\nattempts to enter or enters into such part of an airport, aid or facility used or kept for the provision of \r\nair navigation services or any other service in relation to  the operation of aircrafts that  is designated \r\nand sign marked as restricted area, shall, be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may \r\nextend to three 1[months], or with fine which may extend to twenty-five thousand rupees, or with both. \r\n(2) Whoever, without being so authorized, attempts to enter or enters into an area referred to in \r\nsub-section (1) with the intention to damage the airport, aid or facility, or an aircraft, equipment or \r\nvehicle, or to interfere with or interrupt air navigation services, or to otherwise bring harm to any \r\nperson, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to five \r\nyears, or with fine which may extend to five hundred thousand rupees, or with both. \r\n(3) Whoever being the owner, or for the time being the in-charge of an animal, neglects or fails \r\nto take sufficient measures to prevent an unauthorized entry of the animal in airport, shall, be punished \r\nwith simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend \r\nto twenty-five thousand rupees, or with both. \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n1Subs. by Act No. XLII of 2026, s.14. \r\n \r\n \r\nPage 27 of 37 \r\n \r\n41. Control over unbecoming, rowdy or indecent behavior.___ (1) The airport manager or an \r\nauthorized officer shall, with the assistance of a staff of the Airport Security Force or the local police, \r\ntake such measures as he considers appropriate to prevent unbe coming, rowdy or indecent behaviour \r\nat the airport, or in an aircraft, vehicle or equipment at the airport or any other facility under his charge \r\nand for this purpose pass such directions as he deems fit and necessary including  a direction to the \r\nperson showing unbecoming rowdy or indecent behaviour to leave the airport, aircraft, vehicle or \r\nequipment. \r\n(2) Whoever knowingly and wilfully neglects or disobeys any direction  passed under sub-\r\nsection (1), shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month,  \r\nor with a fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees, or with both. \r\n42. Search, seizure and retention  of harmful things .___ (1) A staff of the Airport  Security \r\nForce and any other person lawfully authorized for this purpose may, without warrant, search any \r\nperson, baggage, vehicle, personal effects, cargo or goods, before or after boarding, disembarking, \r\nloading or offloading the aircraft in the interest of preventing any harm to an aircraft, airport or any \r\nfacility or property of the Authority, or a passenger or person visiting an airport. \r\n(2) The staff of the Airport Security Force or lawfully authorized person may direct a person \r\nwho refuses to submit himself to search or to have his baggage, vehicle, personal effec ts, cargo or \r\ngoods searched, to immediately leave the  airport, or to remove the baggage,  vehicle, personal effect, \r\ncargo or good from the airport. \r\n(3) A staff of the Airport Security Force and lawfully authorized person may, seize and retain \r\nanything found during a search under sub-section (1) which is or is likely to be harmful to an aircraft, \r\nairport or any facility or property of the Authority, or a passenger or person visiting an airport. \r\n(4) Every search under this section shall be conducted with strict regards to decency, and the \r\nrights of the person being searched with respect to privacy and dignity. \r\n(5) Whoever wilfully fails to comply with an order under this section shall be punished with \r\nsimple imprisonment for a term which may exten d to one months or fine which may extend to five \r\nthousand rupees, or with both. \r\n43. Punishment for contravention of rules or regulations.___ (1) Where any rule or regulation \r\nprovides that a contravention thereof shall be punishable, a person contravening that rule or regulation \r\nshall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or fine which \r\nmay extend to one hundred thousand rupees, or with both. \r\n(2) Where any rule or r egulation provides that a contravention thereof shall attract  fine from \r\nthe airport manager or an authorized officer, a person contravening that rule or regulation shall pay a \r\nfine which may extend to twenty thousand rupees and in the case of a continuing contravention with \r\nan additional fine which may extend to five thousand rupees for every day during which such \r\ncontravention continues after the conviction for the first such contravention. \r\n44. Certain actions to attract administrative penalties.___ Whoever, while being at an airport, \r\nor upon  a vehicle  or equipment used for the air transport,  when being called upon by. the airport \r\nmanager or an authorized officer, to abstain form any of the act mentioned the Schedule, neglects that \r\n \r\nPage 28 of 37 \r\n \r\ninstruction or refuses to abstain from that  act, the airport manager  may, after serving him a written \r\nnotice and recording a summary of appertaining evidence, require that person to pay a penalty which \r\nmay extend to five thousand rupees. \r\n45. Amendment of t he Schedule .___ The Federal Government may, by notification  in the \r\nofficial Gazette, amend the Schedule through addition, deletion or substitution of an entry in it. \r\n46. Arrest how made.___ (l) No person may be arrested for an offence under this Act unless— \r\n(a)  there is a reason to believe that he will abscond; or \r\n(b)  it is necessary to arrest him to prevent continuance of the offence.  \r\n(2) A person may be arrested if— \r\n(a)  it is necessary to do so to secure his removal from an airport or any other facility \r\nor property of the  Authority, or from an aircraft, vehicle or equipment at an \r\nairport; \r\n(b)  it is necessary to do so for the purpose of removal of a vehicle, animal, thing or \r\nequipment. from an airport; \r\n(c)  he, on being directed by the airport manager, an authorized officer, a staff of the \r\nAirport Security Force or any other person lawfully authorized for this purpose, \r\nrefuses to give his full name and address or an account for his being at an airport \r\nor any other facility or property of the Authority; \r\n(d)  in the opinion of the airport manager, authorized officer, a staff of the Airport \r\nSecurity Force or any other person lawfully authorized for this purpose there is \r\na reason to believe that the full name, address or the account for his being at the \r\nairport or any other facility or property of the Authority given by such person is \r\nincorrect. \r\n(3) For the purpose of this section, the airport manager, authorized officer, staff of the Airport \r\nSecurity Force and any other lawfully au thorized person may exercise the powers  of a police officer \r\nin relation to arrest and detention. \r\n47. Removal of persons, vehicles and things.___ (1) The airport manager or an authorized \r\nofficer may, with or without the assistance of a staff of the Airport Security Force or the local police- \r\n(a)  remove from an airport or other property or facility of the Authority any person \r\nwho, in contravention of any provision of this Act, rules or regulations, fails or \r\nrefuses to leave the airport, other property or facility or a part thereof after being \r\ndirected to do so by the airport manager or authorized officer; \r\n(b) remove from an airport or other property or facility of the Authority, and where \r\nhe considers it to be necessary, take into his custody, any vehicle, animal, \r\nequipment, good or other thing found, brought or left at the airport or a part \r\nthereof in contravention of any provision of this Act, rules or regulations, or any \r\n \r\nPage 29 of 37 \r\n \r\nvehicle, animal, equipment, good or other thing that,  in the view of the air port \r\nmanager or authorized officer, is dangerous or is likely to cause any obstruction \r\nto passengers or other persons or vehicles using the airport. \r\n(2) Where the vehicle, animal, equipment, good or other thing taken in custody is not claimed \r\nby the owner, person in-charge or any other person having a lawful claim over it within thirty days,  \r\nthe airport manager or authorized officer shall, publish a notice in at least two newspapers having wide \r\ncirculation in Pakistan and through such other means as may be prescribed, informing that the vehicle, \r\nanimal, equipment or thing, if not claimed by the date specified in the notice, shall be disposed of  by \r\npublic auction. \r\n(3) Where no claim to the vehicle, animal, equipment, good or thing is received by the date \r\ngiven in the notice, the airport manager or the authorized officer shall dispose it of by public auction \r\nand— \r\n(a)  where a claim to the vehicle, animal, equipment good or thing is received within \r\nthirty days of the auction, he shall, after deducting the expenses of removal,  \r\ncustody and sale and any other amount due to the Authority,  pay the sale \r\nproceeds to the owner, person in-charge or the person having lawful claim over \r\nthe vehicle, animal, equipment or thing; or \r\n(b)  where no such claim is received within thirty days, deposit the sale proceeds \r\nwith the Federal Government after deducting the expenses of removal, custody \r\nand sale and any other amount due to the Authority. \r\n(4) Notwithstanding other provisions of this section, where the airport manager or authorized \r\nofficer considers that the good  or thing mentioned  at sub-section (2) is perishable or prone to quick \r\ndecay and deterioration, he may, in the manner prescribed by the rules, immediately sell it through \r\npublic auction without the requirement of publication of notice, but the owner or person in-charge of \r\nthe good or thing may, within thirty days of the disposal, claim and receive the sale proceed after \r\ndeduction of expenses of removal, custody and sale and any other amount due to the Authority. \r\n(5) For the purpose of this section, the airport manager and the authorized officer, may cause \r\nthe use such force as is reasonably necessary for effecting the removal of the  vehicle, animal, \r\nequipment or things. \r\n48. Offences by bodies corporate.___ (1) Where a body corporate is guilty of an offence under \r\nthis Act and that offence is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of, or to be \r\nattributable to any neglect on the part of,  any director, manager, secretary or other simil ar officer of \r\nthe body corporate or any person who was purporting to act in any such capacity he, as well as the \r\nbody corporate, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished \r\naccordingly. \r\n(2) Where the affairs of a body corporate are managed by its members, sub -section (1) shall \r\napply in relation to the acts and omissions of a member in connection with his functions of management \r\nas if he is a director of the body corporate. \r\n \r\nPage 30 of 37 \r\n \r\n49. Cognizance of offences by courts.___ (1) No court shall take cognizance of an offence  \r\nunder section 39 and 43 of this Act except upon  a complaint in writing by the Director General or an \r\nofficer so authorized by him. \r\n(2) No court shall take cognizance of an offence under section 4 0, 41 or 42 of this Act except \r\nupon a complaint in writing of an authorized officer of the Airport Security Force, airport manager or \r\nas the case may be lawfully authorized person before whom a person refuses to submit for inspection. \r\n50. Certain offences to be bailable.___ All offences under this Act except the offence under \r\nsection 39 shall be bailable. \r\n51. Summary trial for certain offences .___ (1) A Magistrate of the first class shall try an \r\noffence under this Act, except an offence under section 39, in a summary manner and may impose any \r\namount of fine under this Act. \r\n52. Compounding of offences.___ (1) Subject to the provision of sub-section (2), the airport \r\nmanager may, with the permission of the Director General, at any stage, compound an offence under \r\nthis Act provided that the persons accused of the offence  deposits such sum of money to the fund of \r\nthe Authority as may be agreed to by the Director General as penalty which shall in no case be less \r\nthan- \r\n(a)  half of the maximum fine provided for that offence under the Act; or \r\n(b)  fifty thousand rupees if half of the maximum fine provided for that offence \r\nunder the Act is less than fifty thousand rupees. \r\n(2) An offence under this Act shall not be compoundable if the accused has previo usly been \r\nconvicted under the Act or his previous offence has been compounded by an airport manager. \r\nCHAPTER VII \r\n \r\nMISCELLANEOUS \r\n53. Wreckage and salvage .___ (1) The provisions  of Part XII of the Merchant Shipping \r\nOrdinance, 2001 (Ordinance LII of 2001), relating to wreck and salvage shall apply to an aircraft in, \r\non or over, the sea or in tidal waters, or on or over the shores of the sea or tidal waters as they apply to \r\nships, and the Federal  Government may, by notification  in the official Gazette, make such \r\nmodifications of the said provisions in their application to the aircrafts as appear to it to be necessary \r\nor expedient. \r\n(2) Any services rendered in assisting or in saving life from, or in saving the cargo or apparel \r\nof an aircraft in, on or over, the sea or in tidal waters, or on or over the shores of the sea or any tidal  \r\nwater, shall be deemed to be salvage in cases in which they would have been salvaged had they been \r\nrendered in relation to a ship, and where services are rendered by an aircraft to any property or person, \r\nsalvor shall be entitled to the same reward for those services as he would have been entitled to had the \r\naircraft been a ship. \r\n(3) The provisions of sub -section (2) shall have effect notwithstanding that the aircraft \r\nconcerned is a foreign aircraft and that the services in question are rendered beyond the limits of the \r\nterritorial waters of Pakistan. \r\n \r\nPage 31 of 37 \r\n \r\n54. Periodical and annual reports .___ (1) The Director General shall keep  the Secretary \r\ngenerally informed on the working of the Authority  and submit to him reports, returns, statements, \r\nestimates, statistics or other information on the matters relating to the functions, duties, activities and \r\naffairs of the Authority at such intervals and in such form as the Secretary may direct. \r\n(2) The Director General shall, as soon as may be practicable after the close of every financial \r\nyear, but no later than the last Friday of the immediately following August,  submit to the Minister \r\nthrough the Secretary a report on the state of airports in general, statement of accounts of the Authority \r\nand in respect of each airport separately, activities undertaken by the Authority, any direction given to \r\nthe Authority under sections 59 or 60 and action taken on it by the Authority, and any other aspect of \r\nthe functions and duties of the Authority during that year as the Minister may specify. \r\n(3) The Director General shall, with the approval of the Minister, cause the annual report to be \r\npublished for general information in the prescribed manner. \r\n55. Joint use of certain airports.___ (1) Where an airport is jointly used by the Authority and \r\none or more other users, the Authority shall— \r\n(a)  designate and mark specific areas and facilities at the airports for the use of each \r\njoint user; and \r\n(b)  make arrangements for the joint use of common areas facilities of the airport in \r\nthe interest of efficiency and safety of air transport. \r\n(2) The provisions of this Act shall apply to the area and facility of an airport that is jointly \r\nused by the Authority not being an airport transferred to, acquired, set up or developed by the Authority \r\nunder this Act. \r\n(3) Where the Authority  considers that any directions to a joint user from the Federal \r\nGovernment are necessary in relation to the joint use of an air port, it may obtain such directions \r\nthrough the Secretary. \r\n56. Act X of 2012 not to apply to the Authority. ___ The Industrial Relations Act, 2012 (Act \r\nX of 2012) or any other  law related to industrial relations, shall not apply to or in relation, to the \r\nAuthority or any officer, servant, expert or other person in the service of the Authority. \r\n57. Indemnity.___(1) No  suit, prosecution or other  legal proceedings shall  lie against the \r\nAuthority, any member or member of a committee, the Director General, or any officer, servant, expert \r\nor any other person employed by or with the permission of the Authority in respect of anything, done \r\nor intended to be done in good  faith under this Act, rules or regulations or for any damage sustained \r\nby anything belonging to or under the control of the Authority. \r\n(2) No member or a member of a committee, the Director General, officer, servant, expert or \r\nany other person employed by or with the permission of the Authority shall incur any personal liability \r\nfor any loss or damage caused by any act or omission in good faith in the conduct of the affairs of the \r\nAuthority, or performance of its functions, or exercise of its powers under this Act, rules or regulations. \r\n58. Certain existing arrangements to continue. All contracts and working arrangement made \r\nand all liabilities incurred earlier by the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority in connection with, or for \r\n \r\nPage 32 of 37 \r\n \r\nthe purpose of the Authority, before the establishment of the Authority, shall be deemed to have been \r\nmade or incurred by the Authority and have effect accordingly. \r\n59. Power of the Federal Government to issue directions .___ As and when it considers it to \r\nbe necessary or expedient, the Federal Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, issue \r\ndirections to the Authority on matters of policy and such directions shall be binding on it and where a \r\nquestion arises as to whether any matter is a matter of policy or not, the decision thereon by the Federal \r\nGovernment shall be final. \r\n60. Other directions to the Authority .___ (1) The Secretary may, with the approval of the \r\nMinister, require the Authority by an order in writing to do or not  do what is mentioned in the order \r\nwhere it is necessary or expedient to so order ___ \r\n(a)  in the interest of national security; \r\n(b)  in the interest of Pakistan's relations with another state or territory; or \r\n(c)  to discharge or facilitate the discharge of an international obligation of Pakistan. \r\n(2) The Secretary shall consult the Director General before passing an order under this section. \r\n61. Emergency measures to protect public health.___ (1) Where he is satisfied that Pakistan \r\nor any part  thereof is visited  by; or threatened with, an outbreak of any dangerous epidemic or any \r\ninfectious or contagious disease, and that the ordinary provisions of law are insufficient to prevent the \r\ndanger to public health arising by the arrival of aircrafts, the Secretary may, with the permission of the \r\nMinister, direct the Authority or a person in -charge of an airport not being an airport transferred to, \r\nacquired, setup or developed by the Authority to take or cause to be taken such measures with respect \r\nto aircrafts and persons travelling, or goods, mail or other things carried therein, as may be necessary \r\nto prevent such danger. \r\n(2) Any direction passed by the Secretary under sub -section (1) shall continue  to remain in \r\nforce for a period of three months unless otherwise extended for a similar period by the Minister. \r\n(3) The Sectary shall consult the Director General before passing any direction under this \r\nsection. \r\n62. Discontinuation of the use of an airport.___ The Authority shall not discontinue the use of \r\nan airport without first obtaining a written permission of the Minister except when the discontinuation \r\nis required in pursuance to an order or a direction under sections 59 or 60. \r\n63. Duty not to disclose information.___(1) Except as provided in this Act, rules or regulations, \r\nany other law or when so authorized by the Board— \r\n(a)  no member, or member of a committee, the Director General or any other \r\nofficer, servant, expert or other person in the service of the Authority attending \r\na meeting of the Board, or any of its committees, shall disclose any information \r\nobtained by him in the course of that meeting; and \r\n \r\nPage 33 of 37 \r\n \r\n(b)  the Director General, other officer, servant, expert or other person in the service \r\nof the Authority who has access to any information or document relating to the \r\naffairs of the Authority shall not disclose that information or document. \r\n(2) A member, or member of a committee, the Director General, officer, servant, expert or other \r\nperson in the service of the Authority who contravenes any provision of sub-section (1) shall be guilty \r\nof misconduct under this Act or any other applicable law relating to his conduct or discipline. \r\n64. Duty to render assistance.___ On the request of the airport manager or an authorized officer, \r\nan officer of the Federal Investigation Agency established under the Federal Investigation Agency Act, \r\n1974 (VIII of 1975), Airport Security Force or of the local police to whom this request is directed, \r\nshall, without unreasonable delay, render such assistance. \r\n65. Standards of airport services.___ (1) The Federal Government may lay down the standard \r\nof services to be provided by the Authority at an airport or a  category of airports for the landing and \r\nhousing of aircrafts, and for the passengers, mail, cargo or other things intended to be transported by \r\nan aircraft, and other users of the airports. \r\n(2) Where standard of services has not been laid down by the Federal Government, the standard \r\nshall be that which at the time of provision of service a passenger or other person vi siting the airport \r\ncould reasonably expect to obtain at that time in Pakistan. \r\n66. Power to make rules.___ (1) The Federal Government may, by notification in the official \r\nGazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act or to give effect to one or more provisions \r\nof the Act. \r\n(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may \r\nprovide for— \r\n(a)  the authorities by which any of the powers conferred by or under this Act are to \r\nbe exercised; \r\n(b)  the period of notice to terminate the appointment of a private member; \r\n(c)  the manner of appointment, conditions of service and remuneration of the \r\nmembers; \r\n(d)  the manner subject to which certain officers or category of officers of the  \r\nAuthority shall be appointed with the approval of the Prime Minister or \r\notherwise on deputation; \r\n(e)  the good conduct  of members, members of the committees,  and officers, \r\nservants, experts and other persons in the service of the Authority; \r\n(f)  the provisions subject to which the Authority may administer and develop its \r\nairports, other facilities and air navigation services; \r\n(g)  the manner of issuance and service of notices and detailed procedure for the \r\nrecovery of possession of properties of the Authority; \r\n \r\nPage 34 of 37 \r\n \r\n(h)  the manner in which a fee or charge shall be fixed, levied and collected by the \r\nAuthority; \r\n(i)  the rate of development fees and the manner in which it may be levied and \r\ncollected by the Authority; \r\n(j)  the manner in which the Authority may invest its funds; \r\n(k)  the form and manner in which the annual budget shall be prepared and approved \r\nby the Board; \r\n(1)  the form and manner in which the annual statement  of accounts shall be \r\nprepared and submitted by the Authority; \r\n(in)  the form and manner in which the Authority may cause internal audit of its \r\naccounts; \r\n(n)  the form and manner in which plan of schemes shall be prepared and approved \r\nby the Authority; \r\n(o)  the form and manner in which a report giving an account of its activities and \r\naffairs shall be prepared and submitted by the Authority; \r\n(p)  the supply, for the purpose of navigation of aircrafts, of meteorological services \r\nby persons engaged or employed in connection with air navigation; \r\n(q)  the prevention of any  danger arising to public health by the introduction or \r\nspread of any infectious or contagious disease from aircrafts arriving at or \r\nleaving the airport; \r\n(r)  the supply of air -route beacons, airport lights and lights at or in the \r\nneighbourhood of the airports and or in the neighbourhood of an air route; \r\n(s)  signals and communication by or to aircraft, and by or to the persons carried \r\nthereon; and \r\n(t)  carrying out the provisions of the Convention of International Civil Aviation  \r\nsigned on the seventh day of December 1944, the Convention on international \r\nRecognition of Rights in Aircraft signed in Geneva on the nineteenth day of \r\nJune 1948, the Convention on Damage Caused by Foreign Aircrafts to Third \r\nParties on the Surface signed in Rome on the seventh day of October, 1952 and \r\nany other treaty, agreement or convention  to which Pakistan is a signatory or \r\nany decision taken at any international body relating to civil aviation in as much \r\nas it is applicable for the purpose of this Act. \r\n67. Power of the Authority to make regulations.___ (1) The Board may make regulations, not \r\ninconsistent with this Act’ and the rules, to provide for all internal matters and for which provision is \r\nnecessary or expedient for carrying out the purposes of the Act. \r\n \r\nPage 35 of 37 \r\n \r\n(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such regulations \r\nmay provide for— \r\n(a)  the time and place of the meeting of the Board and the procedure to be followed \r\nfor the transaction of business including the quorum at such meetings; \r\n(b)  the conditions of service and the remuneration of officers and other employees \r\nto be appointed by the Authority; \r\n(c)  the storage or processing of goods in any warehouse established by the  \r\nAuthority and the charging of fees for such storage or processing; \r\n(e)  the contracts or class of contracts and the form and manner in which a contract \r\nmay be made by the Authority; \r\n(d)  for securing the safe custody and redelivery of any lost property found within \r\nthe airport or in an aircraft within in the airport, the terms and conditions under \r\nwhich it may be restored to the person entitled thereto, and the disposal of any \r\nsuch property in case it is not restored within specified time; \r\n(e)  the custody and restoration of any vehicle which is found abandoned within an \r\nairport, the terms and conditions under which it may be restored to the person \r\nentitle thereto, and the disposal of any such vehicle in case it is not restored \r\nwithin a specified time; \r\n(f)  securing the safety of aircraft,  vehicles and persons using the airport and \r\npreventing danger from the use and operation of an aircraft at the airport; \r\n(g)  preventing obstruction within the airport for its normal functioning; \r\n(h)  prohibiting the parking or waiting of any vehicle or carriage within the airport \r\nexcept at places specified by the Authority; \r\n(i)  prohibiting or restricting access to any part of the airport; \r\n(j)  preserving order within the airport and preventing damage to property therein; \r\n(k)  regulating or restricting advertising within the airport; \r\n(1)  requiring any person, if so directed by an officer appointed by the  Authority in \r\nthis behalf, to leave the airport or any particular part of the airport; and \r\n(m)  generally for the efficient and proper management of the airports, any facility \r\nor property of the Authority, air navigation services, or the proper and safe use \r\nof an aircraft, equipment or vehicle on the airport in relation to air transport. \r\n(3) No regulation made by the Authority under this section shall have effect until it has been \r\napproved by the Minister and published in the official Gazette. \r\n \r\nPage 36 of 37 \r\n \r\n68. Airport Orders.___ The Director General may, 1[by publication on the website of the \r\nAuthority,] pass an Airport Order not inconsistent with this Act, rules and regulations, to provide for \r\nany matter and for which provision is necessary or expedient for carrying out the purposes of the Act. \r\n69. Requirement of continuous review of rules etc.___ (l) The Director General shall cause \r\nthe rules, regulations and Airport Orders to be reviewed continuously in the interest of development of \r\nair transport and the efficiency, economy and surety of operations and to secure their conformity to the \r\nrequirements of any relevant international treaty, convention, engagement or agreement to which \r\nPakistan is a signatory. \r\n(2) The Director General shall meaningfully consult the persons interested  in or affected  or \r\nlikely to be affected by the review of the rules, regulations or Airport Orders under this section. \r\n(3) The Director General shall submit a biannual report to the Minister, Secretary and the Board \r\non the rules, regulations and Airport Orde rs reviewed during the period of the report, the persons \r\nconsulted during such review, any Airport Order or part thereof updated or improved and \r\nrecommendation, if any, for updating or affecting any improvement in the rules or regulations for the \r\npurposes mentioned in sub-section (1). \r\n70. Removal of difficulties. If any difficulty arises in giving effect to any of the provision of \r\nthis Act, the Federal Government may make such order, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Act \r\nor rules, as may appear to it to be necessary for the purpose of removing the difficulty. \r\n71. Act to override other laws .___(1) The provisions of this Act shall have effect \r\nnotwithstanding anything contrary contained in any other law. \r\n(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-section (1)  nothing in this Act shall affect any \r\nprovision of the Pakistan Airport Security Force Act, 1975 (LXXVII of 1975) and nothing in this Act \r\nshall be construed to derogate any power, function or duty of the Airport Security Force under that Act. \r\n72. Repeal and savings .___ (1) On the commencement of this Act and the  Pakistan Civil \r\nAviation Act, 2023, the Civil Aviation Ordinance, 1960 (XXXII of 1960) and the Pakistan  Civil \r\nAviation Authority Ordinance, 1982 (XXX of 1982) shall be repealed. \r\n(2) Notwithstanding the repeal of the said Ordinances, anything done or any action taken or \r\npurported to have been done or taken under any of these Ordinance shall, in so far as it is not \r\ninconsistent with the provisions of this Act, be deemed to have been done or taken under the Act. \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n1Subs. by Act No. XLII of 2026, s.15. \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nPage 37 of 37 \r\n \r\n \r\nSCHEDULE \r\n \r\n(see section 44] \r\n \r\nActs Attracting Penalties \r\n1. Refusal when called upon by an airport manager or any authorized officer or member of the \r\nAirport Security Force to give his name and address, or gives a false name or address, for the purpose \r\nof avoiding prosecution; \r\n2.  Committing any act of indecency, or using abusive or foul language; \r\n3.  Contravening any lawful direction given by airport manager or any authorized officer or \r\nmember of the Airport Security Force without lawful excuse; \r\n4.  Save with the express permission  of the Director General, dealing in, selling or exposing \r\nfor sale any article or advertising, or applying for or soliciting customers of any description; \r\n5. Smoking at the airport or any part thereof, or on an aircraft or vehicle bearing  a notice that \r\nsmoking is prohibited or that part, aircraft or vehicle not being a designated smoking zone; \r\n6. Disposing of garbage or depositing refuse or any other object at an airport or any part of the \r\nairport except by placing it in the receptacle provided for the purpose; \r\n7.  Wilfully or negligently abandoning any vehicle, animal, equipment, good or other thing at \r\nan airport or any part of the airport; \r\n8.  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