Cap. 503 Art. 3Aircraft registered under this Act.

(1) An aircraft may be registered in Malta and be subject to the laws of Malta and have all the rights and privileges of a Maltese aircraft subject to the provisions of this Act and any regulations made hereunder and any other laws as may be applicable to it, including:

(a) the Civil Aviation Act;

(b) the Air Navigation Act, where relevant; and

(c) any other law applicable to the operation of aircraft and events occurring thereon or in relation thereto.

(2) The Authority shall be the authority for the registration of aircraft in Malta and shall cause such registration to be recorded in a register to be kept by the Director General, to whom all powers relating to registration are hereby delegated.

(3) It shall also be lawful to register any aircraft which is under construction as soon as it is uniquely identifiable, under such conditions as the Minister may prescribe by regulations. A description of an aircraft that contains its manufacturer serial number, the name of the manufacturer and its model designation shall be sufficient to render an aircraft uniquely identifiable. For all purposes of this Act, the manufacturer of the aircraft shall, unless expressly agreed otherwise with a buyer, be considered to be the owner of such aircraft under construction and shall, subject to satisfying the requirements of this Act, be entitled to register an aircraft accordingly.

(4) The interest in an aircraft registered in terms of this Act may be divided into shares or other interests as may be specified on registration and the interest in the aircraft shall be noted by the Director General pursuant to article 4(2)(b)(i).

An operator or a trustee who registers an aircraft may request that his position as registrant be recorded more than once so as to reflect underlying principals or beneficial interests.