559281-1928-Air-Navigation-Colonies-Protectorates-and-Mandated-Territories-Order-1927 — Page 2

THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JULY 27, 1928.

territory under His Majesty's protection, and to registered aircraft being the property of British subjects resident or companies incorporated therein, with such modifications and extensions as shall appear necessary :

AND WHEREAS His Majesty did on the 19th day of December, 1923, make an Order in Council entitled the Air Navigation (Consolidation) Order, 1923, under the said sections of the said Act:

AND WHEREAS His Majesty did on the 16th day of December, 1925, and on the 22nd day of March, 1927, make further Orders in Council, en- titled respectively the Air Navigation (Amendment) Order, 1925, and the Air Navigation (Amendment) Order, 1927, under the said sections of the

said Act:

AND WHEREAS it is expedient to make certain of the provisions of the said Orders in Council applicable to certain British possessions and certain territories under His Majesty's protection and to registered aircraft being the property of British subjects resident or companies incorporated therein :

NOW, THEREFORE, His Majesty, by virtue of and in exercise of the powers in this behalf by the Air Navigation Act, 1920, or otherwise in His Majesty vested, is pleased, by and with the advice of his Privy Council to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:--

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1. The provisions of this Order shall apply to the British possessions Application of and territories mentioned in Schedules VIII and IX hereto (any one of which is hereinafter referred to in the expression "the Colony').

2.(1) An aircraft shall be deemed to possess the nationality of the Nationality of State on the register of which it is entered.

(2) Aircraft registered in the Colony, and aircraft registered in any other part of His Majesty's dominions when in or over the Colony, shall be deemed to be and are in this Order referred to as British Aircraft

aircraft.

3. The provisions of this Order apply (unless the contrary intention Aircraft to

which Order appears)--

applies.

(a) to all British aircraft registered in the Colony wherever such air-

craft may be;

(b) to other British aircraft and foreign aircraft when such aircraft

are in or over the Colony;

and for the purposes of liability under this Order, other than liability for want of registration, where an aircraft is not registered and by reason thereof has no nationality for the purposes of this Order, this Order shall apply to such aircraft when flying within the Colony in like manner as it applies to aircraft registered in the Colony.

4.----(1) An aircraft shall not fly unless the following general conditions are complied with :-

(i) The aircraft shall be registered and bear the prescribed nation- ality and registration marks and the name and residence of the owner affixed or painted on the aircraft in the prescribed man-

ner;

General conditions of flying.