Article 3. The Minister of Transport shall register an aircraft in the Aircraft Register in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.
(Acquisition of Nationality)
Article 3-(2)An aircraft shall acquire Japanese registration when registered.
(Contest)
Article 3-(3)No acquisition or loss or change of ownership of any registered aeroplane and rotorcraft may be contested by a third person unless the aircraft has
been registered.
(Requirement for Registration)
Article 4. An aircraft owned by any one of the following shall not be eligible for registration.
(1)Any person who does not have Japanese nationality;
(2)Any foreign state or public entity or its equivalent in any foreign state;
(3)Any juridical person or body established in accordance with the laws and ordinances of any foreign state;
(4)Any juridical person of which the representative is any one of those mentioned in the preceding three items or of which more than one-third of the officers are such persons or more than one-third of voting interests are held by such persons.
2. An aircraft which has the registration of any other country shall not be eligible for registration.
(New Registration)
Article 5.Registration of any aircraft not vet registered, hereinafter called "new registration" shall be made upon application by the owner, by entering the following items in the Aircraft Register and by designating and entering its registration marks therein:
