http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/765/article/27The Air Navigation Order 2016texttext/xmlenStatute Law DatabaseCIVIL AVIATION2026-05-05Expert Participation2026-05-01 This Order consolidates with amendments the provisions of the Air Navigation Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/3015) and takes account of the requirement to apply the provisions of certain of the Annexes to Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 (O.J. No. L 296, 25.10.2012, p.1., and referred to in this Order as the “EASA Air Operations Regulation”) to different categories of aircraft following the expiry of the derogation period permitted under paragraph 3 of Article 10 of that Regulation. The Air Navigation Order 2016art. 270(2)(ea)(eb)The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2020art. 10art. 13art. 1(2) PART 3 271An application for the registration of an aircraft in the United Kingdom must be made in writing to the CAA and must—ainclude or be accompanied by such information and evidence relating to the aircraft and the ownership and chartering of the aircraft as the CAA may require to enable it to determine whether the aircraft may properly be registered in the United Kingdom and whether to issue the certificate of registration; andbinclude the proper description of the aircraft according to column 3 of the “Classification of aircraft” in Part 1 of Schedule 4.2If the CAA receives an application for the registration of an aircraft in the United Kingdom and is satisfied that the aircraft may properly be so registered, the CAA must register the aircraft, wherever it may be, and include in the register the following information—athe number of the certificate;bthe nationality mark of the aircraft and the registration mark assigned to it by the CAA;cthe manufacturer and the manufacturer's designation of the aircraft;dthe serial number of the aircraft;ethe name and address of every person who is entitled as owner to a legal interest in the aircraft or a share of the aircraft or, in the case of an aircraft which is the subject of a charter by demise, the name and address of the charterer by demise; andfin the case of an aircraft registered under article 26(2) or 26(4), an indication that it is so registered.3The CAA must supply to the registered owner a certificate of registration.4A certificate of registration must include the information specified in paragraph (2) and the date on which the certificate was issued.