(1) The Director General of Civil Aviation or any other officer specially empowered in this behalf by the Central Government may, from time to time, by order, issue directions, consistent with the provisions of this act and the rules made there under, with respect to any of the matters specified, in 1[clauses (ad), (b), (c), (e), (f), (g), (ga), (gb), (gc), (h), (i), (m) and (qq) of sub-section (2) of section 5, to any person or persons using any aerodrome or engaged in the aircraft operations, air traffic control, maintenance and operation of aerodrome, communication, navigation, surveillance and air traffic management facilities and safeguarding civil aviation against acts of unlawful interference], in any case where the Director General of Civil Aviation or such other Officer is satisfied that in the interests of the security of India or for securing the safety of aircraft operations it is necessary so to do.
(2) Every direction issued under sub-section (l) shall be complied with by the person or persons to whom such direction is issued.
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1. Substituted by the Aircraft (Amendment) Act, 2007 [Act No. 44 of 2007] for the words, brackets, letters and figures "clauses (b), (c), (e), (f), (g), (h) and (m) of sub-section (2) of section 5, to any person or persons engaged in aircraft operations or using any aerodrome".