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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 17, 1937.
[Schedule 1,--contd.]
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4.—(1) The Registrar on receipt of an application for registration: of an aircraft in the Colony may, if satisfied that it is in order and complies with all conditions laid down in connection with the registration of aircraft and applicable to it, grant to the applicant a certificate of registration and may assign to the aircraft a registra- tion mark.
(2) If the Registrar has doubts as to whether an application is in order and complies with the conditions as aforesaid, he may refer the matter to the Secretary of State for Air before issuing a certificate.
(3) If it should appear to the Registrar that he has issued a certificate in an improper case, he may cancel the certificate and shall forthwith report such cancellation to the Secretary of State for Air.
(4) An applicant who is aggrieved by the Registrar's refusal or cancellation of a certificate under this paragraph may appeal to the Secretary of State for Air.
5. Aircraft registered in the Colony shall be deemed to be registered British Aircraft but the certificate shall indicate that it has been issued in the Sub-Registry of the Colony.
6. The Registrar shall have the power subject to an appeal to the Secretary of State for Air, to cancel any certificate of registration issued by him in error. Pending the decision of an appeal, a cancellation under this paragraph shall remain in force.
7. In the event of any change in the ownership of an aircraft registered in the Colony, or if an aircraft registered in the Colony ceases to be owned wholly either by persons or by a company or corporation fulfilling the conditions set out in paragraph 2 of this Schedule, then-
(1) The registered owner of the aircraft shall forthwith notify the Registrar of such change of ownership or as the case may be that the aircraft has ceased to be so owned as aforesaid; and
(2) The registration and the certificate thereof shall lapse as from the date of such change of ownership or the date on which the aircraft ceased to be so owned.
8. When an aircraft registered in the Colony has been destroyed or permanently withdrawn from use the registered owner shall as soon as possible notify the Registrar accordingly, and the registration and the certificate thereof shall lapse as from the date of such notification.
8A. The registration of an aircraft registered in the Colony may be cancelled at any time by the Governor as from a date to be specified by him on his being satisfied that any of the requirements laid down in paragraph 2 of this Schedule are not complied with and thereupon the certificate of such registration shall lapse as from the specified date.
9. Where an aircraft within the Colony is already registered in some other part of His Majesty's dominions or in territories under His Majesty's protection, the Registrar may, at the owner's request, cancel the certificate of such registration and may, subject to the provisions of paragraph 2 of this Schedule, issue a fresh certificate for the aircraft from the colonial Sub-Registry and assign it a mark appropriate to the Colony. The Registrar shall forthwith report to the Secretary of State for Air and to the registry of issue. if other than the Air Ministry, that he has endorsed or cancelled a certificate in pursuance of this paragraph and shall give the date and all necessary particulars of such endorsement or cancellation.
10. The Registrar shall transmit every month to the Air Ministry copies of all registrations and of cancellations of registration which have been entered on his register during the preceding month.
§§ As-amended by O. in C. of 15.12.32 (G. N. 134 of 1933) in force 1.1.33. As amended by O. in C. of 1.7.37 (G.N. 819 of 1937) in force 1.8.37.
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