AVIATION AMENDMENT ACT

NO. 4 OF 1982

[ASSENTED TO 16 FEBRUARY, 1982][DATE OF 
COMMENCEMENT: 3 MARCH, 1982]

(Afrikaans text signed by the State President)

ACT

To amend the Aviation Act, 1962, so as to substitute certain 
obsolete words and expressions; and to empower the Minister of 
Transport Affairs to make regulations relating to the 
requirements to be observed and the steps to be taken in 
connection with the conveyance in aircraft of certain animals 
and fish; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

1.   Amends section 1 of the Aviation Act, No. 74 of 1962, as 
follows:—paragraph (a) deletes the definition of “intoxicating 
liquor”; and paragraph (b) inserts the definition of “liquor”.

2.   Amends section 2 (3) of the Aviation Act, No. 74 of 1962, 
by substituting the words “South African Defence Force” for the 
words “Department of Defence”.

3.   Amends section 6bis of the Aviation Act, No. 74 of 1962, as 
follows:—paragraph (a) substitutes subsection (1); paragraph 
(b) substitutes subsection (4); paragraph (c) substitutes 
subsection (5); and paragraph (d) substitutes in subsection (6) 
the word “liquor” for the words “intoxicating liquor”.

4.   Amends section 9 (a) of the Aviation Act, No. 74 of 1962, 
by substituting the words “ninety-five metres” for the words 
“three hundred feet”.

5.   Amends section 10 of the Aviation Act, No. 74 of 1962, by 
substituting the expression “Chapter X of the Mining Rights 
Act, 1967 (Act No. 20 of 1967)” for the expression “Chapter IX 
of the Precious and Base Metals Act, 1908 (Act No. 35 of 1908, 
Transvaal).”

6.   Amends section 21 (2) of the Aviation Act, No. 74 of 1962, 
by substituting the words “State Revenue Fund” for the words 
“Consolidated Revenue Fund”.

7.   Amends section 22 (1) of the Aviation Act, No. 74 of 1962, 
as follows:—paragraph (a) substitutes in paragraph (e) (vi)bis 
the word “liquor” for the words “intoxicating liquor”; and 
paragraph (b) deletes the word “and” at the end of paragraph (y) 
and adds paragraph (z).

8.   Short title.—This Act shall be called the Aviation 
Amendment Act, 1982.