CIVIL AVIATION OFFENCES AMENDMENT ACT

NO. 63 OF 1978

[ASSENTED TO 2 MAY, 1978][DATE OF 
COMMENCEMENT: 23 JUNE, 1978]

(English text signed by the State President)

ACT

To amend the Civil Aviation Offences Act, 1972, in order to 
extend the scope of existing offences; to provide for measures 
directed at the more effective control of the security of aircraft, 
airports and the like; and to provide for incidental matters.

1.   Amends section 1 of the Civil Aviation Offences Act, No. 
10 of 1972, as follows:— paragraph (a) inserts the definition of 
“aerodrome”; paragraph (b) inserts the definitions of “air 
navigation facility”, “airport”, “airport manager”, “authorized 
person” and “board”; paragraph (c) inserts the definitions of 
“harmful article”, “heliport” and “Minister”; paragraph (d) 
inserts the definitions of “restricted area” and “search”; and 
paragraph (e) inserts the definition of “this Act”.

2.   Amends section 2 of the Civil Aviation Offences Act, No. 
10 of 1972, as follows:— paragraph (a) substitutes paragraphs 
(d), (e), (f), (fA) and (g) for paragraphs (d), (e), (f) and (g); and 
paragraph (b) adds subsections (2) and (3), the existing section 
becoming subsection (1).

3.   Inserts sections 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F, 2G, 2H, 2I, 2K, 2L 
and 2M in the Civil Aviation Offences Act, No. 10 of 1972.

4.   Amends section 3 (2) of the Civil Aviation Offences Act, 
No. 10 of 1972, by substituting the expression “section 2 (1) (a) 
(i)” for the expression “section 2 (a) (i)”.

5.   Substitutes the long title of the Civil Aviation Offences Act, 
No. 10 of 1972.

6.   Short title and commencement.—(1)  This Act shall be 
called the Civil Aviation Offences Amendment Act, 1978, and 
shall come into operation on a date to be determined by the 
State President by proclamation in the Gazette.

(2)  The State President may under subsection (1) fix different 
dates in respect of different provisions of this Act.