Section 49, Civil Aviation Act, 2017 for an effective aviation safety and security

(1) The Director-General shall promote safety of civilaviation in relation to personnel, aircraft, aerodromes and air navigation services by issuing, prescribing and revising from time to time - (a) directives, rules, instructions, orders and requirements implementing, at a minimum, all standards of this Act and regulations made under it relating to the Annexes to the Chicago Convention; 50 51 General safety powers and duties. (b) such other reasonable directives, rules instructions, orders, requirements, or minimum standards governing other practices, methods, and procedures as the Director-General may find necessary to provide adequately for safety in civil aviation. (3) Where the Authority finds it unable to implement a provision of this Act and regulations made under it relating to the Annexes to the Chicago Convention, an acceptable means of compliance shall be instituted by the Authority to ensure that equivalent means of safety is achieved and the International Civil Aviation Organization shall be notified of the differences.