The Civil Aviation (Aircraft Nationality and Registration Marks) Regulations, 2025

11. De-registration of an aircraft

Edition: 2026-03-03 · In force

(1)The Authority may de-register or cancel the registration of an aircraft under the following circumstances—

(a)upon application by the registered owner for purposes of registering the aircraft in another state or for any other purpose; or

(b)upon the destruction of the aircraft or its permanent withdrawal from use.

(2)The Authority shall, before de-registering an aircraft in accordance with this regulation, require the registered owner to—

(a)return to the Authority the certificate of aircraft registration;

(b)settles any liens or encumbrances attached to the aircraft;

(c)remove all nationality and registration marks assigned to the aircraft; and

(d)comply with any such other conditions as the Authority may specify.

(3)The Authority shall, issue a certificate of deregistration, in wording and arrangement, which is specified in Third Schedule

(4)The certificate of deregistration issued under subregulation (3) shall be in the English language.