Anti-Hijacking Act, 2016

The Anti-Hijacking Act, 2016 is an Act of the Parliament of India intended to enforce the Hague Hijacking Convention and the 2010 Beijing Protocol Supplementary to the Convention. The Act repeals and replaces The Anti-Hijacking Act, 1982. The new Act broadens the definition of hijacking to include any attempt to seize or gain control of an aircraft using "any technological means", which accounts for the possibility that the hijackers may not be physically present on board the aircraft.[1]

The Anti-Hijacking Act, 2016
Parliament of India
CitationAct No. 30 of 2016
Territorial extentIndia
Enacted byRajya Sabha
Passed4 May 2016
Enacted byLok Sabha
Passed9 May 2016
Assented to13 May 2016
Commenced5 July 2017
Legislative history
Bill introduced in the Rajya SabhaThe Anti-Hijacking Bill, 2014
Bill citationBill No. LIII of 2014
Bill published on17 December 2014
Introduced byAshok Gajapathi Raju
Committee reportStanding Committee Report
Date passed by conference committee11 March 2015
Repeals
The Anti-Hijacking Act, 1982
Status: In force

Background

The Narendra Modi administration believed that The Anti-Hijacking Act, 1982 was not comprehensive enough to deal with modern-day hijack techniques, did not penalize individuals who made false hijack threats, and had weak penalties that did not serve as sufficient deterrent to potential hijackers.[2][1]

Legislative history

The Anti-Hijacking Bill, 2014 (Bill No. LIII of 2014) was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on 17 December 2014 by the Minister of Civil Aviation, Ashok Gajapathi Raju. The bill was referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture on 29 December, and the Committee submitted its report on 11 March 2015. The bill as recommended by the Committee was passed by the Rajya Sabha on 4 May 2016 and by the Lok Sabha on 9 May 2016.[3] The bill received assent from then President Pranab Mukherjee on 13 May 2016, and was notified in The Gazette of India on 16 May 2016.[4] The Act came into force on 5 July 2017.[5][6]

References
  1. Rajagopal, Krishnadas (16 February 2018). "Dealing with hijacking". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  2. "The Anti-Hijacking Act, 2016: An Explainer – The Wire". The Wire. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  3. "The Anti-Hijacking Bill, 2014". www.prsindia.org. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  4. The Gazette of India. "The Anti-Hijacking Act, 2016" (PDF). Ministry of Civil Aviation. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  5. "Anti-hijack law comes into effect". The Hindu. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  6. "India's tough anti-hijacking law comes into force". The Indian Express. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
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