18. Prevention of
flights in contravention of the rules - (1) An authority authorised under section 8 of the
Aircraft Act, 1934, to detain aircraft may do so by the issue of a written
direction to the pilot or other persons for the time being in-charge of the
aircraft to be detained, or by taking or causing to be taken such other steps
as may, in the opinion of such authority, be necessary to make the detention
effective, including the use of force, denial of access by any person to the
aircraft, removal of parts and components of the aircraft, defuelling of the
aircraft or otherwise interfering with the aircraft. If an aircraft detained by
a person so authorized is housed or kept at a Government aerodrome, the housing
or picketing charges normally applicable shall be payable in respect of the
whole period during which it is detained.
(1A) Officers of the
Central Government or a State Government, employed at or in the neighbourhood
of any airport, including the officers of police, naval, army, air force or
customs department and such other officers of the Central Government or a State
Government as may be specified by the Central Government by general or special
order issued in this behalf shall, on being required to do so by the authority
authorised under section 8 of the Aircraft Act, 1934 (22 of 1934) to detain an
aircraft, assist such authority in detaining the aircraft and taking such steps
as may, in the opinion of that authority, be necessary to make the detention
effective.
(2) Any person acting in
contravention of any direction given under this rule shall, without prejudice
to any other penalty he may incur, be deemed to have acted in contravention of
these rules.
[Amended
by GSR No. 1608 dated 12-10-1966., and
GSR
413 dated 23-07-2001]