Drone Rules, 2021 and The Unmanned Aircraft System Rules, 2021: A Comparison
The Ministry of Civil Aviation notified the Unmanned Aircraft System Rules, 2021 (UAS Rules) on March 12, 2021, which was later superseded by The Drone Rules, 2021 (Drone Rules or Existing Rules) notified on August 25, 2021 for the purpose of operation of drones in India. UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM RULES, 2021 These rules are applicable to UAS for civil aviation only. The kind of UAS to which these rules are applicable are as follows: 1. UAS which is registered in India wherever they may be. 2. A person who owns or possesses or engaged in exporting, importing, manufacturing, trading, leasing, operating, transferring, or maintaining an UAS in India. 3. All UAS for the time being in or over India. The Aircraft Rules, 1937 is not applicable to the UAS Rules unless it is specifically mentioned in the UAS Rules. There are three kinds of UAS which are aeroplane, rotorcraft, and hybrid unmanned aircra...