19. Cancellation, suspension or endorsement of licences, certificates, authorisation and approval - (1) Where any person is convicted of a contravention of, or failure to comply with, these rules or any direction issued under rule 133A in respect of any aircraft, the Central Government may cancel or suspend any certificate of registration granted under these rules relating to that aircraft.
(2) The Central Government may cancel or suspend any certificate granted under these rules relating to airworthiness of an aircraft or a Type Certificate of an aircraft component, or item of equipment, if the Central Government is satisfied that a reasonable doubt exists as to the -
(a) safety of the aircraft or the type of aircraft; or
(b) the airworthiness of the aircraft component or item of equipment in respect of which a Type Certificate exists, and may vary any condition attached to any such certificate if the Central Government is satisfied that reasonable doubt exists as to whether such conditions afford a sufficient margin of safety.
(2A) Where the licensing authority is satisfied, after giving him an opportunity of being heard, that any person has contravened or failed to comply with these rules or any direction issued under rule 133A, it may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, suspend or cancel or vary any particulars entered in any licence, certificate, authorization or approval granted by it, and may require the holder of the licence, certificate, authorization or approval to surrender the same for cancellation, suspension, endorsement or variation.
(3) If the Central Government is satisfied that there is sufficient ground for doing so or, in the case of suspension during investigation that suspension is necessary in the public interest, it may, for reasons to be recorded in writing-
(a) suspend any certificate, rating or licence, authorisation and approval or any or all of the privileges of any certificate, rating or licence, authorisation and approval, for any specified period;
(b) suspend any certificate, rating or licence, authorisation and approval during the investigation of any matter;
(c) cancel any certificate, rating or licence, authorisation and approval; or
(d) endorse any adverse remarks on any certificate, rating or licence, authorisation and approval,
(4) The Central Government may cancel or vary any particulars entered by it or under its authority in any licence or certificate, authorisation and approval granted or in any journey log book issued under these rules.
(5) The Central Government may require the holder of any licence, certificate, authorisation and approval or other document granted or issued under these rules, or any person having possession or custody of such licence, certificate, authorisation and approval or document, to surrender the same to it for cancellation, suspension, endorsement or variation and any person failing to comply with any such requirement within a reasonable time shall be deemed to have acted in contravention of these rules.
NOTE- The decision of the Central Government as to whether any ground constitutes sufficient ground for suspension of any certificate, rating, licence, authorisation or approval in the public interest under the foregoing sub-rule shall be final and binding.
[Amended by- (i) GSR No. 1238 dated 8-9-1962,
(ii) GSR No. 1202 dated 23-7-1976,
(iii) GSR No. 218 dated 13-3-1991, and
(iv) GSR No. 167 (E) dated 13-03-2009; and
GSR No 721(E) dated 23-6-2017]