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Article 15 Registration of aircraft in the TerritoryI1

United Kingdom

(1)

The Governor is the authority for the registration of aircraft in the Territory and is responsible for maintaining the register in a legible form.

(2)

An aircraft must not be registered or continue to be registered in the Territory if it appears to the Governor that—

(a)

the aircraft is registered outside the Territory and that such registration does not cease by operation of law upon the aircraft being registered in the Territory;

C1(b)

an unqualified person holds any legal or beneficial interest by way of ownership in the aircraft or any share in the aircraft;

(c)

the aircraft could more suitably be registered in some other Contracting State; or

(d)

it would be inexpedient in the public interest for the aircraft to be or to continue to be registered in the Territory.

Annotations

Modifications

C1

Art. 15(2)(b) excluded (15.1.2015) by The Air Navigation (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/2925), arts. 1(2), 3(3)

Commencement

I1

Art. 15 in force at 1.1.2014, see art. 1