law: Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India Act, 2008
  2. Definitions. -
  In this Act, unless
  
  the context otherwise requires,-
  a. 
  
   "aeronautical
  
  service" means any service provided-
   
  
  i. 
  
   for
  
  navigation, surveillance and supportive communication thereto for air traffic
  
  management;
   
  
  
  
   ii. 
  
   for
  
  the landing, housing or parking of an aircraft or any other ground facility
  
  offered in connection with aircraft operations at an airport;
   
  
  iii. 
  
   for
  
  ground safety services at an airport;
   
  
  iv. 
  
   for
  
  ground handling services relating to aircraft, passengers and cargo at an
  
  airport;
   
  
  v. 
  
   for
  
  the cargo facility at an airport;
   
  
  vi. 
  
   for
  
  supplying fuel to the aircraft at an airport; and
   
  
  vii. 
  
   for
  
  a stake-holder at an airport, for which the charges, in the opinion of the
  
  Central Government for the reasons to be recorded in writing, may be determined
  
  by the Authority;
  a. 
  
   
  b. 
  
   "airport"
  
  means a landing and taking off area for aircrafts, usually with runways and
  
  aircraft maintenance and passenger facilities and includes an aerodrome as
  
  defined in clause (2) of section 2 of the Aircraft Act, 1934;
  c. 
  
   "airport
  
  user" means any person availing of passenger or cargo facilities at an
  
  airport;
  d. 
  
   "Appellate
  
  Tribunal" means the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority Appellate
  
  Tribunal established under section 17
  e. 
  
   "Authority"
  
  means the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority established under sub-section (1)
  
  of section 3;
  f. 
  
  
  
   "civil
  
  enclave" means an area, if any, allotted at an airport belonging to any
  
  armed force of the Union, for use by persons availing of any air transport
  
  services from such airport or for the handling of baggage or cargo by such
  
  service, and includes land comprising of any building and structure on such
  
  area;
  g. 
  
   "Chairperson"
  
  means the Chairperson of the Authority appointed under sub-section (2) of
  
  section 4;
  h. 
  
   "leased
  
  airport" means an airport in respect of which a lease has been made under
  
  section 12A of the Airports Authority of India Act, 1994;
  i. 
  
   "major
  
  airport" means any airport which has, or is designated to have, annual
  
  passenger throughput in excess of one and a half million or any other airport
  
  as the Central Government may, by notification, specify as such;
  j. 
  
   "Member"
  
  means a Member of the Authority and includes the Chairperson;
  k. 
  
  
  
   "prescribed"
  
  means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
  l. 
  
   "private
  
  airport" has the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (nn) of section
  
  2 of the Airports Authority of India Act, 1994;
  m. 
  
   "regulations"
  
  means regulations made by the Authority under this Act;
  n. 
  
   "service
  
  provider" means any person who provides aeronautical services and is
  
  eligible to levy and charge user development fees from the embarking passengers
  
  at any airport and includes the authority which manages the airport;
  o. 
  
   "stake-holder"
  
  includes a licensee of an airport, airlines operating thereat, a person who
  
  provides aeronautical services, and any association of individuals, which in
  
  the opinion of the Authority, represents the passenger or cargo facility users;
  p. 
  
  
  
   words
  
  and expressions used but not defined in this Act and defined in the Airports
  
  Authority of India Act, 1994 shall have the same meanings respectively assigned
  
  to them in that Act.