Eligibility for registration.
SEC. 34. Eligibility for registration.—Except as otherwise provided in the Constitution and existing treaty or treaties, no aircraft shall be eligible for registration unless it is owned by a citizen or citizens of the Philippines and is not registered under the laws of any foreign country.
Such certificate shall be conclusive evidence of nationality for international purposes, but not in any proceedings under the laws of the Republic of the Philippines.
The certificate of registration is conclusive evidence of ownership, except in a proceeding where such ownership is, or may be, at issue.
Application for aircraft registration.
SEC. 35. Application for aircraft registration.—Applications for certificate of registration shall be made in writing, signed and sworn to by the owner of any aircraft eligible for registration. The application shall also state: (1) the date and place of filing; (2) the specification, construction, and technical description of the aircraft; and (3) such other information as may be required by the Administrator in such manner and form as the Administrator may by regulations prescribe.
Issuance of certificate of registration.
SEC. 36. Issuance of certificate of registration.—Should the Administrator, upon considering the application for registration, find the aircraft eligible for registration, such aircraft shall be registered by the Administrator, and the Administrator shall issue to the owner thereof a certificate of registration.
Revocation.
SEC. 37. Revocation.—Any certificate of registration may be revoked by the Administrator for any cause which renders the aircraft ineligible for registration.
Conveyance to be recorded.
SEC. 38. Conveyance to be recorded.—No conveyance made or executed, which affects the title to, or interest in, any civil aircraft of Philippine registry, or any portion thereof shall be valid in respect to such aircraft or portion thereof against any person other than the person by whom the conveyance is made or executed, his heirs, assignees, executors, administrators, devisees, or successors in interest, and any person having actual notice thereof, until such conveyance is recorded in the office of the Civil Aeronautics Administration. Every such conveyance so recorded in the Civil Aeronautics Administration shall be valid as against all persons. Any instrument, recording of which is required by the provisions of this Act, shall take effect from the date of its record in the books of the Civil Aeronautics Administration, and not from the date of its execution.
Form of conveyance.
SEC. 39. Form of conveyance.—No conveyance may be recorded under the provisions of this Act unless it complies with the requirements for the registration of documents affecting land. The conveyance to be recorded shall also state: (1) the interest in the aircraft of the person by whom such conveyance is made or executed or, in the case of a contract of conditional sale, the interest of the vendor; and (2) the interest transferred by the conveyance.
Method of recording.
SEC. 40. Method of recording.—The Administrator shall record conveyances delivered to it in the order of their receipt, in files kept for that purpose, indexed to show:
the identifying description of the aircraft;
the names of the parties to the conveyance;
the date of the instrument and the date and time it is recorded;
the interest in the aircraft transferred by the conveyance;
if such conveyance is made as security for indebtedness, the amount and date of maturity of such indebtedness; and
all particular estates, mortgages, liens, leases, orders and other encumbrances and all decrees, instruments, attachments, or entries affecting aircraft and other matters properly determined under this Act.
Previously unrecorded ownership.
SEC. 41. Previously unrecorded ownership.—Applications for the issuance or renewal of an airworthiness certificate for aircraft whose ownership has not been recorded as provided in this Act shall contain such information with respect to the ownership of the aircraft as the Administrator shall deem necessary to show who have property interests in such aircraft and the nature and extent of such interest.
Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).
