Legislation

Legislation

Civil Aviation Authority Act, 2004 [Cap 71:04]

Civil Aviation Authority (Amendment) Act, 2008

Aviation Security Act, 1993 [Cap 71:02]

Civil Aviation Regulation (Reform) Act, 2003 [Cap 71:03]

Air Navigation Regulations, 1977

Air Transport (Temporary Air Service Permits) Regulations, 1976

Civil Aviation (Investigation of Accidents) Regulations, 1983

En Route Navigation Charges Regulations, 1999

Civil Aviation (Fees) Regulations, 2004

Status of Botswana With Regard to International Air Law Instruments (Conventions and Protocols)

wdt_ID Convention/ Protocol Date of Signature Date of Ratification or Accession Effective Date
1 Convention on International Civil Aviation, Chicago 7/12/44 28/12/1978 12/01/1979
2 Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules relating to International Carriage by Air, Warsaw 12/10/29 21/03/1977 30/09/1966
3 Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules relating to International Carriage by Air, Montreal 28/5/99 28/12/1978 04/11/2003
4 Convention on Offences and Certain other Acts Committed on Board Aircraft, Tokyo 14/9/63 16/01/1979 16/04/1979
5 Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft, The Hague, 16/12/70 28/12/1978 28/01/1979
6 Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Civil Aviation, Montreal 23/9/71 12/10/1976 28/12/1978 28/01/1979
7 Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts of Violence at Airports Serving International Civil Aviation, Supplementary to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the safety of Civil Aviation, done in Montreal 23/9/71. Montreal 24/2/88 30/10/2000 29/11/2000
8 Convention on the Marking of plastic Explosives for the Purposes of Detection, Montreal 1/3/91 19/09/2000 18/11/2000
  1. By a letter dated 31 January 1977 from the office of the President, the Government of Botswana informed the depository that it considered itself bound by the provisions of the Warsaw Convention of 1929 which, before Botswana became independent, had been extended t its territory by the United Kingdom on 2 September 1952.
  2. Botswana made a declaration in accordance with Article XIII, paragraph 2, of the Convention, that Botswana is not a producer State of explosives.
Quick Facts

CAAB plays an important role with regard to supporting tourism, which is one of Botswana’s key industry sectors.

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