ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
The Civil Aviation (Aircraft Nationality and Registration Marks) Regulations, 2025
4. Eligibility for registration
Edition: 2026-03-03 · In force
4. Eligibility for registration
(1)A person shall not operate a civil aircraft, that is eligible for registration under these regulations as described in the First schedule of these regulations unless—(a)for an aircraft eligible for registration under the laws of Kenya, the aircraft has been registered by the operator or its owner in accordance with these Regulations and the Authority has issued a certificate of registration for that aircraft which shall be carried aboard that aircraft for all operations; or(b)it is registered in—(i)a contracting State to the Convention on International Civil Aviation; or(ii)some other State in relation to which there is in force an agreement between the Government of Kenya and the Government of that State which makes provisions for the flight over Kenya of aircraft registered in that State.(2)Subject to this regulation, an aircraft shall not be registered or continue to be registered in Kenya where—(a)the aircraft is registered outside of Kenya;(b)an unqualified person is entitled as owner to any legal or beneficial interest in the aircraft or to any share therein;(c)it would be inexpedient in the public interest for the aircraft to be or to continue to be registered in Kenya; or(d)the aircraft does not qualify to be issued with a certificate of airworthiness as specified in the Civil Aviation (Airworthiness) Regulations.(3)A person shall not operate or fly an aircraft unless it bears painted thereon or affixed thereto, in the manner required by these Regulations in which it is registered, the nationality and registration marks required by that law.(4)An aircraft shall not bear any marks which purport to indicate that the aircraft is—(a)registered in a State in which it is not in fact registered; or(b)a State aircraft of a particular State if it is not in fact such an aircraft unless the appropriate authority of that State has sanctioned the bearing of such marks.(5)The Authority shall be responsible for the registration of aircraft in Kenya and shall maintain a register on its premises and shall record in it the particulars specified in regulation 7.