Small Unmanned Aircraft Order
Part 3—Division 1
L.N. 116 of 2021
Section 25
B4549
Part 3
Registration, Rating and Permission
Division 1—Registration of Unmanned Aircraft
25. Registration of unmanned aircraft
(1) A person may apply to the Director for the registration of an unmanned aircraft.
(2) If the person is a natural person, the person must have attained the age of 18 years at the time of the application.
(3) The application must be—
- (a) made in accordance with section 39; and
- (b) accompanied by the prescribed fee.
(4) The Director may refuse to register the aircraft if—
- (a) the aircraft has already been registered and a person other than the applicant was named as the responsible person of the aircraft; or
- (b) the Director considers that it is inappropriate to register the aircraft.
(5) On registering the aircraft, the Director must—
- (a) name the applicant as the responsible person of the aircraft;
- (b) issue to the applicant an SUA registration certificate in respect of the aircraft;
- (c) specify on the certificate the validity period of the registration;
- (d) assign to the aircraft a registration number and an identification mark; and