Civil Aviation Act 2010 · As enacted · Chapter IV · Registration and Marking of Aircraft
41. Registration of aircrafts
Official English translation. The Sinhala text prevails.
Official translationFrom Department of Government Printing, unchanged
Any aircraft which is not currently registered and entered in an Aircraft Register of any other State shall be eligible for registration in Sri Lanka, where:—
it is owned by a citizen of Sri Lanka or a body corporate or a body incorporated by any law of
Sri Lanka, having its principal place of business in
Sri Lanka;
in the case of a State aircraft, the aircraft is fully owned by the Government of Sri Lanka or any public corporation; or
in the case of a leased aircraft, if it is exclusively operated by an operator having its principal place of business in Sri Lanka and who has a current and appropriate Air Operator Certificate issued by the
Director-General.
Where subsequent to it being registered the ownership of an aircraft registered in Sri Lanka changes, it shall be the duty of the holder of the Certificate of Registration issued under section 42, to forthwith inform the Director General of such change, and surrender the Certificate of Registration to the Director General.
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