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Part 5 · Registration of Unmanned Aircraft

44. How to apply for registration of registrable unmanned aircraft

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Amended

Last amended by an amending law of 2025.

(1)

An application to register a registrable unmanned aircraft must be made to the Authority in the form and manner specified by the Authority.

(2)

Before making an application to the Authority to register a registrable unmanned aircraft, the applicant must (by paying the relevant fee specified in the Second Schedule) procure a registration label from the Authority or from other persons authorised by the Authority to sell or provide the registration label.

(3)

[Deleted by S 109/2025 wef 14/02/2025]

(4)

An application to the Authority to register a registrable unmanned aircraft must —

(a)

be made online on a website or by other means specified by the Authority in writing, in a form approved by the Authority; and

(b)

be accompanied by the following information in the form the Authority requires:

(i)

the identity, age and contact address of the applicant;

(ii)

the type and total mass of the registrable unmanned aircraft to be operated;

(iii)

the unique identification number to be assigned to the registrable unmanned aircraft (as stated in a registration label that has not been used to apply for registration of any other unmanned aircraft);

(iv)

any other information required by the Authority to decide on the particular application.

(5)

The Authority may request an applicant seeking to register a registrable unmanned aircraft to provide evidence, in a form approved by the Authority, verifying any of the following:

(a)

the identity and contact address of the applicant;

(b)

the age of the applicant;

(c)

the type and total mass of the registrable unmanned aircraft.

(6)

The Authority may refuse to consider an application to register a registrable unmanned aircraft that is —

(a)

incomplete; or

(b)

not made in accordance with paragraph (4) or (5), as the case may be.

Subregulation 1

An application to register a registrable unmanned aircraft must be made to the Authority in the form and manner specified by the Authority.

Subregulation 2

Before making an application to the Authority to register a registrable unmanned aircraft, the applicant must (by paying the relevant fee specified in the Second Schedule) procure a registration label from the Authority or from other persons authorised by the Authority to sell or provide the registration label.

Subregulation 3

[Deleted by S 109/2025 wef 14/02/2025]

Subregulation 4

An application to the Authority to register a registrable unmanned aircraft must —

(a)

be made online on a website or by other means specified by the Authority in writing, in a form approved by the Authority; and

(b)

be accompanied by the following information in the form the Authority requires:

(i)

the identity, age and contact address of the applicant;

(ii)

the type and total mass of the registrable unmanned aircraft to be operated;

(iii)

the unique identification number to be assigned to the registrable unmanned aircraft (as stated in a registration label that has not been used to apply for registration of any other unmanned aircraft);

(iv)

any other information required by the Authority to decide on the particular application.

Subregulation 5

The Authority may request an applicant seeking to register a registrable unmanned aircraft to provide evidence, in a form approved by the Authority, verifying any of the following:

(a)

the identity and contact address of the applicant;

(b)

the age of the applicant;

(c)

the type and total mass of the registrable unmanned aircraft.

Subregulation 6

The Authority may refuse to consider an application to register a registrable unmanned aircraft that is —

(a)

incomplete; or

(b)

not made in accordance with paragraph (4) or (5), as the case may be.

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