Registration of aircraft in the Colony

(1) The Governor shall be the authority for the registration (2) Subject to the provisions of paragraphs (4) and (5) of this Article, an aircraft shall not be registered or continue to be registered in the Colony if it appears to the Governor that318 Civil Aviation (a) the aircraft is registered anywhere outside the Colony*; or (b) an unqualified person is entitled as owner to any legal or beneficial interest in the aircraft or any share therein; or (c) the aircraft could more suitably be registered in some other part of the Commonwealth; or (d) it would be inexpedient in the public interest for the aircraft to be or to continue to be (3) The following persons and no others shall be qualified to be the owner of a legal or beneficial interest in and aircraft registered in the Colony or a share therein– (a) the Crown in the right of Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom or in right of the Government of the Colony; (b) British subject and citizens of the Republic of Ireland; (c) British protected persons; (d) bodies incorporated in some part of the Commonwealth, and having their principal * Statutory Instrument No. 14 of 1967modifies this para. Using the notwithstanding tool where an aircraft may be temporarily transferred to the Colony’s register if it has been kept in the Colony for a period exceeding ninety days. Where an aircraft has been temporarily transferred to the Colony’s register it shall remain on such register so long as it is kept in the Colony. Civil Aviation 319 place of business in any part of the (e) voided since 31 May 1962 (See subpara. 15). (4) If an unqualified person residing or having a place of business in the Colony is entitled as owner to a legal or beneficial interest in an aircraft, or a share therein, the Governor, upon being satisfied that the aircraft may otherwise be properly so registered, may register the aircraft in the Colony. The person aforesaid shall not cause or permit the aircraft, while it is registered in pursuance of this paragraph, to be used for the purpose of public transport or aerial work. (5) If an aircraft is chartered by demise to a person qualified as aforesaid the Governor may, whether or not an unqualified person is entitled as owner to a legal or beneficial interest therein, register the aircraft in the Colony in the name of the charterer upon being satisfied that the aircraft may otherwise be properly so registered, and subject to the provisions of this Article the aircraft may remain so registered during the continuation of the charter. (6) Application for the registration of an aircraft in the Colony shall be made in writing to the Governor, and shall include or be accompanied by such particulars and evidence relating to the aircraft and the ownership and chartering thereof as he may require to enable him to determine whether the aircraft may properly be registered in the Colony and to issue the certificate referred to in paragraph (8) of this Article. In particular, the application shall include the proper description of the aircraft according to column 4 of the “General Classification of Aircraft” set forth in Part A of the First Schedule to this Order. First Schedule. (7) Upon receiving an application for the registration of an aircraft in the Colony and being satisfied that the aircraft may properly be so registered, the Governor shall register the 320 Civil Aviation aircraft, wherever it may be, and shall include in the register the following particulars— (a) the number of the certificate; (b) the nationality mark of the aircraft, and the registration mark assigned to it by the (c) the name of the constructor of the aircraft and its designation; (d) the serial number of the aircraft; (e) the name and address of every person who is entitled as owner to a legal interest in the aircraft or a share therein, or, in the case of an aircraft which is the subject of a hire purchase agreement, the name and address of the hirer; or (f) in the case of an aircraft registered in the pursuance of paragraph (4) or (5) of this Article, an indication that it is so registered. (8) The Governor shall furnish to the person or persons in whose name the aircraft is registered (hereinafter in this Article referred to as “the registered owner”) a certificate of registration which shall include the foregoing particulars and the date on which the certificate was issued. (9) Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5) of this Article, if at any time after an aircraft has been registered in the Colony an unqualified person becomes entitled as owner to a legal and beneficial interest in the aircraft or a share therein, the registration of the aircraft shall thereupon become void and the certificate of registration shall forthwith be returned by the registered owner to the Governor for cancellation. Civil Aviation 321 (10) Any person who is registered as the owner of an aircraft registered in the Colony shall forthwith inform the Governor in writing of– (a) any change in the particulars which were furnished to the Governor upon application being made for the registration of the aircraft; (b) the destruction of the aircraft, or its permanent withdrawal from use; (c) in the case of an aircraft registered in pursuance of paragraph (5) of this Article, the termination of the demise charter. (11) Any person who becomes the owner of an aircraft registered in the Colony shall forthwith inform the Governor in writing to that effect. (12) The governor may, whenever it appears to him necessary or appropriate to do so for giving effect to this Part of this Order or for bringing up to date or otherwise correcting the particulars entered on the register, amend the register or, if he thinks fit, may cancel the registration of the aircraft, and shall cancel that registration if he is satisfied that there has been a change in the ownership of the aircraft. (13) The Governor may, by regulations, adapt or modify the foregoing provisions of this Article as he deems necessary or expedient for the purpose of providing for the temporary transfer of aircraft to or from the Colony register, either generally or in relation to a particular case or class of cases. (14) In this Article references to an interest in an aircraft do not include references to an interest in an aircraft to which a person is entitled only by virtue of his membership of a flying club and the reference in paragraph (10) of this Article to the registered owner of an aircraft includes in case of a deceased 322 Civil Aviation person, his legal personal representative, and in the case of a body corporate which has been dissolved, its successor. (15) Sub-paragraph (e) of paragraph (3) of this Article shall cease to have effect on the 31st day of May, 1962. (16) The Governor shall transmit to the Minister particulars of all registrations, and of changes in or cancellations or registrations, entered in the register. marks.