LAWS OF KENYA
CIVIL AVIATION ACT
CIVIL AVIATION (AIRCRAFT NATIONALITY AND REGISTRATION MARKS) REGULATIONS, 2018
LEGAL NOTICE 94 OF 2018
- Published in Kenya Gazette Vol. CXX—No. 52 on 4 May 2018
- Commenced on 4 May 2018
Part I – PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS
1. Citation
These Regulations may be cited as the Civil Aviation (Aircraft Nationality and Registration Marks) Regulations, 2018.2. Interpretation
In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—"Act" means the Civil Aviation Act (Cap. 394);"Aeroplane" means a power-driven heavier-than-air aircraft deriving its lift in flight chiefly from aerodynamic reactions on surfaces which remain fixed under given conditions of flight;"aircraft" means any machine that can derive support in the atmosphere from the reactions of the air other than the reactions of the air against the earth's surface;"airship" means a power-driven lighter-than-air aircraft;"Authority" means the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority;"balloon" means a non-power-driven lighter-than-air aircraft;"commercial air transport" means an aircraft operation involving the transport of passengers, cargo, or mail for remuneration or hire;"Contracting State" means a state that is a signatory to the Convention on International Civil Aviation;"fireproof material" means a material capable of withstanding heat as well or better than steel when the dimensions in both cases are appropriate for the specific purpose;"glider" means a non-power-driven heavier-than-air aircraft, deriving its lift in flight chiefly from aerodynamic reactions on surfaces, which remain fixed under given conditions of flight;"gyroplane" means a heavier-than-air aircraft, deriving its lift in flight by the reactions of the air on one or more rotors which rotate freely on substantially vertical axes;"heavier-than-air aircraft" means any aircraft deriving its lift in flight chiefly from aerodynamic forces;"helicopter" means a heavier-than-air aircraft supported in flight chiefly by the reactions of the air on one or more power-driven rotors on substantially vertical axis;"lighter-than-air" aircraft means any aircraft supported chiefly by its buoyancy in the air;"ornithopter" means heavier-than-air aircraft supported in flight chiefly by reactions of the air on planes to which a flapping motion is imparted;"remotely-piloted-aircraft (RPA)" means an unmanned aircraft which is piloted from a remote pilot station;"rotorcraft" means a power-driven heavier-than-air aircraft supported in flight by the reactions of the air on one or more rotors;"Tribunal" means the National Civil Aviation Administrative Review Tribunal established under section 66 of the Act; and"sea plane" means an aero plane equipped with floats or other devices enabling it to land and take off from the surface of water.Part II – AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
3. General provisions
4. Eligibility for registration
5. Application for Registration of aircraft
6. Registration of aircraft
Upon receiving an application for the registration of an aircraft and being satisfied that the aircraft may properly be so registered, the Authority shall register the aircraft, and shall include in the register and on the certificate the following particulars—7. Certificate of registration
8. Change of registration or ownership particulars
9. Deregistration of an aircraft
Part III – NATIONALITY AND REGISTRATION MARKS
10. Marking and manner of affixation
11. Display of marks
12. Location of marks
13. Measurement of marks
14. Types of characters for nationality and registration marks
A person shall not operate an aircraft unless the aircraft is marked with capital letters in Roman characters without ornamentation; numbers shall be Arabic numbers without ornamentation and hyphens shall be considered as characters.15. Deviations for size and location of marks
16. Removal of marks
When an aircraft registered in Kenya is sold, the holder of the certificate of registration shall upon de-registration remove, before its delivery to the purchaser, all nationality and registration marks of Kenya, unless the purchaser is a citizen or other legal entity as prescribed in Regulation 4(1).17. Identification plate-required
The operator shall affix to each aircraft registered under plate the laws of Kenya an identification plate—Part IV – GENERAL PROVISIONS
18. Inspection of certificate of registration
A person who holds a certificate of registration required by these Regulations shall present it for inspection upon a request from the Authority or any other person authorized by the Authority.19. Change of name
20. Change of Address
21. Replacement of certificate
A person may apply to the Authority in the prescribed form for replacement of certificate of registration issued under these Regulations if such certificate is lost or destroyed.22. Certificate, suspension and revocatlons
23. Use and retention of certificates and records
24. Reports of violation
25. Enforcement of directions
26. Aeronautical user fees
27. Application of regulations to Government and visiting forces, etc.
Part V – MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
28. Extra-territorial application of Regulations
Except where the context otherwise requires, the provisions of these Regulations shall—29. Contravention of Regulations
The Authority may suspend or revoke the licence, certificate, approval, authorisation, exemption or other document of a person who contravenes any provision of these Regulations.30. Appeals to the Tnbunal
A person aggrieved with the decision of the Authority under these Regulations may within 21 days of such decision appeal to the Tribunal.31. Offences
32. Revocation of L.N No. 79 of 2013
The Civil Aviation (Aircraft and Registration Markings) Regulations, 2013 (L.N. 79/2013) are revoked.33. Transition
History of this document
04 May 2018 this version
Commenced