The Air Navigation (Overseas Territories) Order 2007

Nationality and registration marks

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5.—(1) An aircraft (other than an aircraft permitted by or under this Order to fly without being registered) shall not fly unless it bears painted on it or affixed to 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.

(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 and the registration mark shall consist of a group of three capital letters in Roman character and both the nationality mark and the registration mark shall comply with requirements published by the Governor under article 152.

(3) An aircraft shall not bear any marks that purport to 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 shall be deemed not to purport to indicate that the aircraft is registered in a country in which it is not in fact registered.