Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal Act, 1996

5. Functions, Duties, and Powers of the Authority: In addition to the functions, duties, and powers written elsewhere in this Act, the functions, duties, and powers of the Authority shall be as follows:

(a) To grant, suspend, or revoke permission and certificate for operating air service to air service operating entities licensed under the prevailing law, as prescribed.
(b) To grant, suspend, or revoke permission and certificate for operating flight schools licensed under the prevailing law, as prescribed.
(c) To grant permission as prescribed to entities engaged in the production, maintenance, and overhaul of aircraft and aircraft spare parts licensed under the prevailing law, and to grant, renew, revoke, suspend, return licenses, ratings, and certificates to technicians working in such entities as prescribed, and to prescribe necessary qualifications and to conduct examinations in relation to the granting of such licenses, ratings, and certificates.
(d) To grant, renew, revoke, suspend, return licenses, ratings, and certificates to persons possessing prescribed qualifications related to air service operation as prescribed, and to prescribe necessary qualifications and to conduct examinations in relation to the granting of such licenses, ratings, and certificates.
(e) To recognize licenses, ratings, and certificates granted by member states of the International Civil Aviation Organization or associations authorized by such states in matters related to air service operation, and to recognize entities for the maintenance and overhaul of Nepali aircraft.
(f) To register and mark aircraft as prescribed.
(g) To grant, renew, and cancel the Certificate of Airworthiness of aircraft as prescribed.
(h) To prescribe conditions under which aircraft may be used for flight, transportation of passengers, mail, and cargo by aircraft, and other industrial and commercial purposes.
(i) To inspect aircraft, aircraft parking places, aircraft flight and air service operation arrangements, and aircraft maintenance and overhaul places.
(j) To prescribe conditions for aircraft entry into, departure from, and flight over Nepal Deleted by the Republic Strengthening and Some Nepal Laws Amendment Act, 2066., air routes, and aircraft landing places, except areas and places prohibited by the Government of Nepal under the prevailing law.
(k) To provide firefighting and life-saving services within the aerodrome and aerodrome area and to coordinate search and rescue operations.
(l) To operate or cause to operate ground handling services at aerodromes.
(m) To prescribe the requirements for visual and instrument flight and aeronautical charts, to prepare and circulate such charts, and to exchange meteorological information for flight.
(n) To maintain and use its own aircraft for the purpose of technical investigation of air transport services and related matters.
(o) To provide air traffic service, flight information service, alerting service, air traffic advisory service, air traffic control service, air navigation service and facilities, area control service, approach control service, and aerodrome control service.
(p) To prescribe units of measurement used in relation to air communication, and to prescribe signals and equipment used for communication by or on board aircraft.
(q) To control aircraft noise and to prevent atmospheric and environmental pollution caused by aircraft operation.
(r) To prohibit and control the transportation of dangerous goods and substances by aircraft and to prescribe the quantities.
(s) To grant air flight permission and to prescribe the duties, flight time, and rest time of aircraft pilots.
(t) To advise the Government of Nepal on the determination of fares and charges for the transportation of passengers and cargo in operating air transport services.
(u) To use or cause to use aerodromes, aerodrome areas, and the services and facilities available therein as prescribed in a manner that ensures maximum economic benefit and optimal utilization.
(v) To implement or cause to implement as necessary the standards and recommendations (Annexes and Documents) adopted by the Convention on International Civil Aviation, ratified by the Government of Nepal, and determined under the Convention and by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
(w) To insure property such as buildings, aircraft, equipment, tools, etc. owned by the Authority as necessary.
(x) To perform or cause to perform other functions as specified by the Government of Nepal.