Air Navigation and Transport Act, 1988

Amendment of Customs-free Airport Act, 1947.

49.—The Customs-free Airport Act, 1947 , is hereby amended by the substitution for section 13 (as amended by the Customs-free Airport (Amendment) Act, 1958 ) of the following section:

“13. (1) The Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, make Regulations for the management and control of the airport:

Provided that the power of the Minister to make Regulations under this section shall not extend to the making of Regulations permitting the carrying on of any trade, business or manufacture within the airport.

(2) A Minister of the Government, other than the Minister or the Minister for Finance, may, with the consent of the Minister and the Minister for Finance, make Regulations extending, with or without modifications, to the airport any law for the time being in force which is administered by the Minister making the Regulation and which, but for section 4 of this Act, would apply to the airport.

(3) A person who contravenes any Regulation under this section shall be guilty of an offence.”.