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Transfer of assets and liabilities of the Department of Civil Aviation to the Authority \r\n12. Recruitment of officers, etc \r\n13. Members, officers etc, to be public servants \r\n14. Transfer of civil servants, etc, to the Authority \r\n15. Budget \r\n16. Civil Aviation Authority Fund \r\n17. Maintenance of accounts \r\n18. Audit \r\n19. Authority to be deemed to be a local authority \r\n20. Liability of the Federal Government to be limited \r\n\r\n \r\n \r\nPage 2 of 11 \r\n21. Submission of yearly reports, returns, etc \r\n22. Exemption from taxes \r\n23. Ordinance XXIII of 1969 not to apply to Authority \r\n24. Indemnity \r\n25. Certain existing arrangements to continue \r\n26. Power of Federal Government to make rules \r\n27. Power of the Authority to make regulations \r\n28. Winding up of the Authority \r\n29. Removal of difficulties\r\n \r\n \r\nPage 3 of 11 \r\nTHE PAKISTAN CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY ORDINANCE, 1982. \r\n \r\n*ORDINANCE No. XXX OF 1982 \r\n \r\n[4th December, 1982] \r\nAn Ordinance to establish a Civil Aviation Authority \r\n \r\nWHEREAS it is expedient to establish a Civil Aviation Authority to provide for the \r\npromotion and regulation of civil aviation activities and to develop an infrastructure for safe, \r\nefficient, adequate, economical and properly coordinated civil air transport service in Pakistan ; \r\n \r\nAND WHEREAS the President is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary \r\nto take immediate action ; \r\n \r\nNOW, THEREFORE, in pursuance of the Proclamation of the fifth day of July, 1977, and in \r\nexercise of all powers enabling him in that behalf, the President is pleased to make and promulgate \r\nthe following Ordinance:― \r\n \r\n1. Short title, extent and commencement.―(1) This Ordinance may be called the Pakistan \r\nCivil Aviation Authority Ordinance, 1982 \r\n \r\n(2) It extends to the whole of Pakistan. \r\n \r\n(3) It shall come into force at once. \r\n \r\n2. Definitions. In this Ordinance, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,― \r\n \r\n(i) “aerodrome” means any area of land or water designed, equipped, set ap art or \r\ncommonly used or intended to be used, either wholly or in part, for affording \r\nfacilities for the landing and departure of aircraft, and includes all buildings, \r\nsheds, vessels and other structures and roads thereon or apper taining thereto ; \r\n \r\n(ii) “airport” means an aerodrome at which facilities have, in the opinion of the \r\nFederal Government, been sufficiently developed to be of importance to civil \r\naviation ; \r\n \r\n(iii) “Authority” means the Civil Aviation Authority established under section 3 ; \r\n \r\n(iv) “Board” means the Board referred to in section 7 ; \r\n \r\n(v) “Chairman” means the Chairman of the Board ; \r\n \r\n(vii) “Director‑General” means the Director‑General of the Authority \r\n \r\n \r\n*Has been applied to the F ATA, by S.R.O. 1312(1)/97, dt. 25­1­97 \r\n \r\n \r\nPage 4 of 11 \r\n(viii) “licence” means the certificate of competency which a licence‑holder is \r\nrequired by the law of the country granting the licence to hold connection with \r\nhis licence ; and \r\n \r\n(ix) “member” means a member of the Board. \r\n \r\n3. Establishment of the Authority.― (1) As soon as may be after the commencement of this \r\nOrdinance, the Federal Government shall, by notific ation in the official Gazette, establish an \r\nauthority to be known as the Civil Aviation Authority for carrying out the purposes of this \r\nOrdinance. \r\n \r\n(2) The Authority shall be a body corporate, having perpetual succession and a common seal \r\nwith power, subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, to acquire and hold property, both movable \r\nand immovable, and shall sue and be sued by the name assigned to it by sub­section (1). \r\n \r\n4. Power of the Federal Government to issue directives. The Federal Government may, as \r\nand when it considers necessary, issue directives to the Authority on matters of policy, and such \r\ndirectives shall be binding on the Authority, and if a question arises whether any matter is a matter of \r\npolicy or not; the decision of the Federal Government shall be final. \r\n \r\n5. Powers and functions of the Authority.―(1) The Authority shall be responsible for \r\nthe regulation and control of civil aviation activities in the country. \r\n(2) The Authority shall from time to time prepare for the approval of the Federal Government \r\nfive‑year plans for the development of infrastructure for the promotion of safe, efficient, adequate, \r\neconomical and properly coordinated civil air transport service and control and regulate civil aviation \r\nactivities in Pakistan. \r\n \r\n(3) The Authority shall frame schemes in respect of \r\n \r\n(i) provision of civil airports and aerodromes in the country ; \r\n \r\n(ii) rovision of air traffic services to aircraft ; \r\n \r\n(iii) provision of navigational services to aircraft ; \r\n \r\n(iv) provision of communication services at the civil airports and aerodromes in the \r\ncountry ; \r\n \r\n(v) provision of aeronautical and flight inspection services to all aircraft registered \r\nin Pakistan; \r\n \r\n(vi) provision of search and rescue services ; \r\n \r\n(vii) provision of crash, fire and rescue services at all airports and aerodromes to \r\naircraft in need ; \r\n \r\n(viii) management of estates at airports and aerodromes ; and \r\n \r\n (ix) any other matter facilitating the achievement of the objects of this Ordinance \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nPage 5 of 11 \r\n(4) The Authority may, if it considers necessary, \r\n \r\n(i) cause studies, surveys, experiments or technical research to be made or \r\ncontribute towards the cost of any such studies, surveys, experiments or \r\ntechnical research made by any, other agency at the request of the Authority; \r\n \r\n1[(ii) approve estimates of development projects and maintenance works and \r\naward of contracts for construction, maintenance and operation of airports and \r\nits establishment;] \r\n \r\n(iii) subject to clause (ii) undertake any approved works, incur any expenditure, \r\nprocure vehicles, plants, machinery and material, required for its use and enter \r\ninto and perform all such contracts as it may consider necessary or expedient ; \r\n \r\n(iv) acquire by purchase, lease, exchange or otherwise any land or immovable \r\nproperty or any interest in such land or property ; \r\n \r\n(v) 1* * * pledge any property vested in it, including the immovable assets \r\ntransferred to it under section 11, to raise finances for the development \r\nprojects to be undertaken by it ; and \r\n \r\n(vi) seek and obtain advice and assistance in the preparation or execution of a \r\nscheme from any local body or agency of the Government and such local body \r\nor agency shall give the advice and assistance sought by the Authority to the \r\nbest of its ability, and additional expenditure, if any, involved in such advice or \r\nassistance shall be borne by the Authority. \r\n \r\n1\r\n* * * * * * * \r\n (6) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Ordinance, the Authority may undertake the \r\nexecution of any scheme relating to civil aviation activity as framed or sponsored by any local body \r\nor agency or exercise technical supervision and administrative and financial control over the \r\nexecution thereof on such terms and conditions as may be agreed to between the Authority and the \r\nlocal body or agency. \r\n \r\n(7) The Authority and the Director ‑General may exercise such powers under the Civil \r\nAviation Rules, 1978, and the Schedule to the Aircraft Rules, 1937, as the Federal Government may, \r\nby notification in the official Gazette, specify. \r\n \r\n(8) The acquisition of any land or any interest in land for the Authority or for any scheme \r\nunder this Ordinance shall be deemed to be an acquisition for a public purpose within the meaning of \r\nthe Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (I of 1894), and the provisions of the said Act shall apply to all such \r\nproceedings. \r\n \r\n(9) The Director‑General or any person authorised by him in writing may enter upon any \r\nsurvey and land, erect pillars for the determination of intended lines of works, make borings and \r\nexcavations and do all other acts which may be necessary for the preparation of any scheme, \r\nprovided that, when the affected land does not vest in the Authority, the power conferred by this \r\nsubsection shall be exercise in such manner as to cause the least interference with and the least \r\ndamage to the rights of the owner thereof. \r\n1Subs. and omitted by Ordinance XI of 1999, s. 2. \r\n \r\n \r\nPage 6 of 11 \r\n(10) When any person enters into or upon any land in pursuance of sub­section (9), he shall \r\nat the time of entering or as soon thereafter as may be practicable pay or tender payment for all \r\nnecessary damage to be done as aforesaid and in case of dispute as to the suffic iency of the amount \r\nso paid or tendered the dispute shall be referred to the Deputy Commissioner of the District whose \r\ndecision shall be final. \r\n \r\n6. Control of air transport and aviation services.― (1) Subject to the provisions of any \r\nother law for the time being in force, the Authority shall have control over \r\n \r\n(i) all the civil airports and aerodromes in the country including their planning, \r\nconstruction, operation and maintenance ; \r\n \r\n(ii) air routes in Pakistan, in consultation with the Federal Government ; \r\n \r\n(iii) airspace management of civil airports and aerodromes ; and \r\n \r\n(iv) collection of revenues at airports and aerodromes and at various offices of the \r\nAuthority. \r\n(2) The Authority may, with the approval of the Federal Government, hold negotiations \r\nwith foreign countries to settle technical matters arising out of bilateral air transport agreements. \r\n \r\n(3) Nothing in this section shall entitle the Authority to exercise any power in respect of such \r\nworks, airports, aerodromes, airfields and things connected therewith as are owned by the Federal \r\nGovernment and established for the exclusive use of Defence Services. \r\n \r\n(7) Management.― (1) The general direction and administration of the Authority and its \r\naffairs shall vest in a Board which may exercise all powers, perform all functions and do all acts \r\nand things which may be exercised, performed or done by the Authority. \r\n1\r\n[(2) The Board shall consist of the following members, namely:― \r\n \r\n(i) Secretary of the Division to which \r\nthe affairs of the Authority are \r\nallocated. \r\nChairman \r\n(ii) Vice‑Chief of Air Staff. Member \r\n(iii) Secretary, Planning and Development, \r\nDivision. \r\nMember \r\n(iv) Secretary, Culture, Sports, Tourism \r\nand Youth Affairs Division. \r\nMember \r\n(v) Managing Director, Pakistan \r\nInternational Airlines Corporation. \r\nMember \r\n(vi) 2[Special] Secretary (military) Finance \r\nDivision. \r\nMember \r\n \r\n(vii) Director‑General, Civil Aviation \r\nAuthority. \r\nMember \r\n \r\n1\r\nSubs. and omitted by Ordinance XI of 1999, s. 3. \r\n2\r\nSubs. by SRO. 73(KE)/2004, dts 29­5­04. \r\n \r\n \r\nPage 7 of 11 \r\n(3) The Federal Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, amend sub­section \r\n(2) so as to add any clause thereto, or modify or omit any clause thereof.] \r\n \r\n(4) The Federal Government may appoint not more than three additional members on such \r\nterms and conditions and for such period as it may determine. \r\n \r\n(5) The meetings of the Board shall be held at such times and places and in such manner as \r\nmay be prescribed by regulations: \r\n \r\nProvided that until regulations are made in this behalf, the meetings shall be held as and \r\nwhen convened by the Chairman. \r\n \r\n(6) The Chairman or, in his absence, a member authorised by him in this behalf and \r\nthree members shall constitute a quorum for a meeting of the Board. \r\n8. Executive Committee.― (1) There shall be an Executive Committee of the \r\nAuthority \r\nConsisting of the Director ‑General, who shall be its head, and four other members, of whom three \r\nshall be nominated by the Board from amongst the most senior Officers of the Authority, and one to \r\nbe nominated by the Ministry of Finance and designated as Finance Member. \r\n \r\n(2) The Executive Committee shall exercise such administrative, executive, financial and \r\ntechnical powers as may be delegated to it by the Authority: \r\n \r\nProvided that the Executive Committee may, in an emergency which in its opinion requires \r\nimmediate action take such action as it considers necessary, and shall report it for approval to the \r\nBoard in its next meeting. \r\n9. Director ‑General, his duties, functions and powers.― (1) The Federal Government \r\nshall appoint the Director ‑General who shall be the executive head of the Authority and shall \r\nexercise such powers and perform such functions as may be specified under sub­section (7) of section \r\n5 or delegated to him by the Board from time to time. \r\n \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 Federal Government. \r\n \r\n10. Delegation of powers. The Authority may, by general or special order, delegate to the \r\nExecutive Committee, the Director‑General or an officer of the Authority any of its powers, duties or \r\nfunctions under this Ordinance, subject to such conditions as it may think fit to impose. \r\n \r\n 11. Transfer of assets and liabilities of the Department of Civil Aviation to the Authority.―(1) \r\nAll assets and undertakings, including lands, buildings, airports and aerodromes, works, machinery, \r\napparatus, equipment, material and plants vested in the Dep artment of Civil Aviation, hereinafter \r\nreferred to as the Department, shall vest in the Authority, and all liabilities in respect of the said \r\nassets shall be the liability of the Authority. \r\n \r\n(2) The assets and liabilities of the Department shall be evaluat ed by the Federal Government and \r\ntaken on books, and the excess of the assets over the liabilities will be deemed to be the Federal \r\nGovernment's contribution to the Authority either as equity or loan as may be determined by the \r\n \r\n \r\nPage 8 of 11 \r\nFederal Government. \r\n(3) The evaluation of the net assets transferred to the Authority under sub­section (2), the \r\nterms governing the transfer, the return on equity, if any, and the conditions governing the loan shall \r\nbe determined by the Federal Government. \r\n \r\n1\r\n* * * * * * * \r\n \r\n2[(5) T he Federal Government Lands and Buildings (Recovery of Possession) Ordinance \r\n1965, (LIV of 1965) shall apply to lands and buildings vesting in the Authority and for the purpose of \r\nsuch application shall have effect as if reference therein to the Federal Go vernment included a \r\nreference to the Authority.] \r\n \r\n12. Recruitment of officers, etc.―(1) The Authority may, from time to time, appoint \r\nsuch Officers, servants, experts and consultants as it may consider necessary for the performance of \r\nits functions. \r\n \r\n(2) The Authority shall prescribe by regulations the procedure for appointment of its officers, \r\nservants, experts and consultants, and the terms and conditions of their service. \r\n \r\n13. Members, officers etc., to be public servants. The Director‑General, members, officers, \r\nservants, experts and consultants of the Authority, shall, when acting or purporting to act in \r\npursuance of any of the provisions of this Ordinance or the rules or regulations made thereunder, be \r\ndeemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Pakistan Penal Code ( Act XLV \r\nof 1860). \r\n \r\n14. Transfer of civil servants, etc., to the Authority.― (1) Notwithstanding anything \r\ncontained in any law, contract or agreement or in the conditions of service.— \r\n(a) every civil servant employed in the Department immediately before the \r\nestablishment of the Authority, including a person on deputation to any other \r\norganisation in Pakistan or abroad but not being a person on deputation to the \r\nDepartment from any other organisation, shall, on such establishment, stand \r\ntransferred to, and become an employee of, the Authority on such terms and \r\nconditions as may be prescribed by regulations: \r\n \r\nProvided that the pay and allowances to which such civil servant shall be entitled \r\nshall not be less favourable than those to which he was entitled immediately \r\nbefore such transfer ; and \r\n \r\n(b) unless the Authority otherwise directs, every person on deputation to the \r\nDepartment from any other organisation immediately before the establishment \r\nof the Authority shall, on such establishment, stand transferred to the \r\nAuthority on the same terms and conditions to which he was entitled \r\nimmediately before such transfer. \r\n \r\n(2) No person who stands transferred to the Authority by virtue of sub­section (1) shall, \r\nnotwithstanding anything contained in any laws, be entitled to any compensation because of such \r\ntransfer. \r\n \r\n1 Omitted by Ordinance No. XI of 1999, s. 4. \r\n2 New sub­section (5), added by the Pakistan Civil A viation Authourity (Second Amdt.) Ordinance, 1984 (22 of 1984), s. 2. \r\n \r\n \r\nPage 9 of 11 \r\n(3) The Federal Government shall pay to the Authority pension charges and gratuity in \r\nrespect of, and provident fund accumulations of, persons transferred by virtue of sub­section (1), in \r\nsuch manner and to such extent as the Federal Government may determine. \r\n \r\n15. Budget. The Authority shall, in respect of each financial year, submit for the approval of \r\nthe Federal Government by such date and in such form as may be specified by the Federal \r\nGovernment a statement showing the estimated receipts and current and development expenditure \r\nand the sums which are likely to be required from the Federal Government during the next financial \r\nyear. \r\n \r\n16. Civil Aviation Authority Fund. (1) There shall be a fund to be known as the \r\n\"Civil Aviation Authority Fund\" which shall vest in the Authority and shall be utilised by the \r\nAuthority to meet charges in connection with its functions under this Ordinance including the payment \r\nof salaries and other remuneration to the Director‑General, officers, servants, experts and consultants \r\nof the Authority. \r\n \r\n(2) The Civil Aviation Authority Fund shall consist of— \r\n \r\n(i) grants made by the Federal Government ; \r\n \r\n(ii) loans obtained from the Federal Government ; \r\n \r\n(iii) sale proceeds of bonds issued under the authority of the Federal \r\nGovernment; \r\n \r\n(iv) loans obtained by the Authority with the special or general \r\nsanction of the Federal Government ; \r\n \r\n(v) foreign aid and loans obtained with the sanction of and on such terms \r\nand conditions as may be approved by, the Federal Government ; and \r\n \r\n(vi) all otsher sums received and fees collected by the Authority. \r\n \r\n(3) The Authority shall be competent to levy and collect, at such rates as may be prescribed \r\nby the Authority by regulations from time to time. \r\n \r\n(i) air route navigation charges. \r\n \r\n(ii) embarkation charges to be paid by the passengers travelling by air ; \r\n \r\n(iii) fees paid by individuals in respect of issue and renewal of licences and any \r\nexamination prescribed by the Authority ; \r\n \r\n(iv) fees and charges in respect of commercial exploitation of the Authority's \r\nproperties, including land and aircraft ; and \r\n \r\n(v) landing and housing charges. \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nPage 10 of 11 \r\n \r\n (4) The Civil Aviation Authority Fund shall be kept in 1[any of the banks nationalized \r\nunder the Banks (Nationalization) Act, 1974 (XIX of 1974)]. \r\n \r\n17. Maintenance of accounts. The accounts of the Authority shall be maintained in such \r\nform and manner as the Federal Government may determine in consultation with the \r\nAuditor‑General of Pakistan. \r\n \r\n18. Audit.― (1) The accounts of the Authority shall be audited every year by \r\nthe Auditor‑General of Pakistan 2* * *. \r\n \r\n(2) Copies of the audit report shall be sent to the Authority and the Authority shall forward \r\nthe report alongwith its comments to the Federal Government. \r\n \r\n(3) The audit report shall be available for public inspection. \r\n \r\n(4) The Federal Government may issue directions to the Authority for the rectification of \r\nmatters objected to by the Auditor‑General and the Authority shall comply with every such direction. \r\n \r\n(5) The Authority may, in addition to the audit under sub­section (1), cause to be carried out \r\ninternal audit of its accounts. \r\n \r\n19. Authority to be deemed to be a local Authority. The Authority shall be deemed to be a \r\nlocal authority for the purpose of borrowing money under the Local Authorities Loans Act, 1914 (IX \r\nof 1914), and the making and execution of any scheme under this Ordinance shall be deemed to be a \r\nwork which such authority is legally authorised to carry out. \r\n \r\n20. 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\n \r\n21. Submission of yearly report, returns, etc.―(1) The Authority shall submit to the \r\nFederal Government, as soon as possible after the end of every financial year but before the \r\nlast day of September next following, a report on the conduct of its affairs for that year. \r\n \r\n(2) A copy of the report mentioned in sub­section (1) together with a copy of the audit \r\nreport referred to in section 18 shall be placed by the Federal Government before the National \r\nAssembly. \r\n \r\n(3) The Public Accounts Committee shall scrutinise and examine the reports referred to in \r\nsub­ section (2) in the same manner, and perform the same functions and exercise the same \r\npowers in respect thereof, as is or are required by it to be examined, performed and exercised in \r\nrespect of appropriation accounts of the Federal Government and the report of the Auditor­General \r\nof Pakistan thereon. \r\n \r\n1Subs. by the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (Amdt.) Ordinance, 1984 (14 of 1984), s. 2, for certain words. \r\n2The words in such manner as may be specified by the Federal Government” omitted by the Pakistan Civil A viation (Amdt.) Ordinance, 1983 (12 of \r\n1983), s. \r\n \r\n \r\nPage 11 of 11 \r\n(4) The Federal Government may require the Authority to supply any return, statement \r\nestimate, statistics or other information regarding any matter under the control of the Authority or a \r\ncopy of any document in the charge of the Authority; and the Authority shall comply with every \r\nsuch requisition. \r\n \r\n22. Exemption from taxes. Notwithstanding anythi ng contained in the Wealth Tax Act, \r\n1963 (XVI of 1963), the Income‑tax Ordinance, 1979 (XXXI of 1979), or any other law for the time \r\nbeing in force relating to inc ome‑tax, super‑tax, wealth‑tax or gift‑tax, the Authority shall not be \r\nliable to pay and be exempt from paying any such taxes as aforesaid on its incomes, profits or gains \r\nfor a period of five years beginning from the date of its establishment. \r\n \r\n23. Ordinance XXIII of 1969 not to apply to Authority. The Industrial Relations \r\nOrdinance, 1969 (XXIII of 1969), shall not apply to or in relation to the Authority or any person in \r\nthe service of the Authority. \r\n \r\n24. Indemnity . No suit, prosecution or other leg al proceedings shall lie against the \r\nAuthority, the Director‑General, or any member, officer, servant, expert or consultant of the \r\nAuthority in respect of anything, done or intended to be done in good faith under this Ordinance. \r\n \r\n25. Certain existing arran gements to continue. All contracts and working arrangement \r\nmade and all liabilities incurred by the Federal Government in connection with, or for the purpose of, the \r\nDepartment, before the establishment of the Authority, shall be deemed to have been made or \r\nincurred by the Authority and have effect accordingly. \r\n \r\n26. Power of Federal Government to make rules. The Federal Government may, by \r\nnotification in the official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Ordinance. \r\n \r\n27. Power of the Authority to make regulations. The Authority may make regulations, \r\nnot inconsistent with this Ordinance and the rules made thereunder, to provide for all matters for \r\nwhich provision is necessary or expedient for carrying out the purposes of this Ordinance. \r\n \r\n 28. Winding‑up of the Authority. No provision of any law relating to the winding‑up of \r\nbodies corporate shall apply to the Authority and the Authority shall not be wound up except by \r\norder of the Federal Government and in such manner as the Federal Government may direct. \r\n \r\n29. Removal of difficulties. 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