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Article 22 Nationality and registration marksI1

United Kingdom

(1)

An aircraft (other than an aircraft permitted by or under this Order to fly without being registered) must not fly unless it has painted or fixed on it, in the manner required by the law of the country in which it is registered, the nationality and registration marks required by that law.

F1(2)

The nationality mark to be borne by aircraft registered in the Territory shall consist of a group of two capital letters in Roman character complying with the requirements of paragraph 3.3 of the sixth edition of Annex 7 to the Chicago Convention entitled “Aircraft Nationality Registration Marks” and published in July 2012 (“Annex 7”) and with any other requirements published by the Governor under article 5.

(2A)

The registration mark to be borne by aircraft registered in the Territory shall consist of a group of three capital letters in Roman character F2in compliance with the requirements of paragraph 3.6 of Annex 7 and with any other requirements published by the Governor under article 5.

(3)

An aircraft must not bear any marks which would indicate—

(a)

that the aircraft is registered in a country in which it is not in fact registered; or

(b)

that the aircraft is a State aircraft of a particular country if it is not in fact such an aircraft, unless the appropriate authority of that country has sanctioned the bearing of such marks.

(4)

Marks approved by the Governor for the purposes of flight in accordance with a permit to fly do not mean that the aircraft is registered in a country in which it is not in fact registered.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Art. 22(2)(2A) substituted for art. 22(2) (22.7.2021) by The Air Navigation (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/755), arts. 1(1), 5(2)

F2

Words in art. 22(2A) substituted (10.4.2024) by The Air Navigation (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/384), arts. 1, 5(2)

Commencement

I1

Art. 22 in force at 1.1.2014, see art. 1