[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 14, Volume 1]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 14CFR47.3]



[Page 908]

 

                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE

 

CHAPTER I--FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 47_AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION--Table of Contents

 

                            Subpart A_General

 

Sec. 47.3  Registration required.



    (a) Section 501(b) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 

1401 (b)) defines eligibility for registration as follows:



    (b) An aircraft shall be eligible for registration if, but only if--

    (1)(A) it is--

    (i) owned by a citizen of the United States or by an individual 

citizen of a foreign country who has lawfully been admitted for 

permanent residence in the United States; or

    (ii) owned by a corporation (other than a corporation which is a 

citizen of the United States) lawfully organized and doing business 

under the laws of the United States or any State thereof so long as such 

aircraft is based and primarily used in the United States; and

    (B) it is not registered under the laws of any foreign country; or

    (2) it is an aircraft of the Federal Government, or of a State, 

territory, or possession of the United States or the District of 

Columbia or a political subdivision thereof.



    (b) No person may operate on aircraft that is eligible for 

registration under section 501 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 

unless the aircraft--

    (1) Has been registered by its owner;

    (2) Is carrying aboard the temporary authorization required by Sec. 

47.31(b); or

    (3) Is an aircraft of the Armed Forces.

    (c) Governmental units are those named in paragraph (a) of this 

section and Puerto Rico.



[Doc. No. 7190, 31 FR 4495, Mar. 17, 1966, as amended by Amdt. 47-20, 44 

FR 61939, Oct. 29, 1979]



    Effective Date Note: At 70 FR 244, Jan. 3, 2005, Sec. 47.3 was 

amended by revising paragraph (a) and paragraph (b) introductory text, 

effective concurrent with the date the Cape Town Treaty enters into 

force with respect to the United States. For the convenience of the 

user, the revised text is set forth as follows:



Sec. 47.3  Registration required.



    (a) An aircraft may be registered under 49 U.S.C. 44103 only when 

the aircraft is--

    (1) Not registered under the laws of a foreign country and is owned 

by--

    (i) A citizen of the United States;

    (ii) An individual citizen of a foreign country lawfully admitted 

for permanent residence in the United States; or

    (iii) A corporation not a citizen of the United States when the 

corporation is organized and doing business under the laws of the United 

States or a State, and the aircraft is based and primarily used in the 

United States; or

    (2) An aircraft of--

    (i) The United States Government; or

    (ii) A State, the District of Columbia, a territory or possession of 

the United States, or a political subdivision of a State, territory, or 

possession.

    (b) No person may operate an aircraft that is eligible for 

registration under 49 U.S.C. 44101-44104, unless the aircraft--



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