Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00427:schedule:1:p5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00427
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 1 (pt 5/23)
Character Range: 72859–75950

an interested contracting State, the charges imposed for the use of airports and other facilities shall be subject to review by the Council, which shall report and make recommendations thereon for the consideration of the State or States concerned. No fees, dues or other charges shall be imposed by any contracting State in respect solely of the right of transit over or entry into or exit from its territory of any aircraft of a contracting State or persons or property thereon.

Article 16.

Search of aircraft.
The appropriate authorities of each of the contracting States shall have the right, without unreasonable delay, to search aircraft of the other contracting States on landing or departure, and to inspect the certificates and other documents prescribed by this Convention.

CHAPTER III.—NATIONALITY OF AIRCRAFT.

Article 17.

Nationality of aircraft.
Aircraft have the nationality of the State in which they are registered.

Article 18.

Dual registration.
An aircraft cannot be validly registered in more than one State, but its registration may be changed from one State to another.

Article 19.

National laws governing registration.
The registration or transfer of registration of aircraft in any contracting State shall be made in accordance with its laws and regulations.

Article 20.

Display of marks.
Every aircraft engaged in international air navigation shall bear its appropriate nationality and registration marks.

Article 21.

Report of registrations.
Each contracting State undertakes to supply to any other contracting State or to the International Civil Aviation Organization, on demand, information concerning the registration and ownership of any particular aircraft registered in that State. In addition, each contracting State shall furnish reports to the International Civil Aviation Organization, under such regulations as the latter may prescribe, giving such pertinent data as can be made available concerning the ownership and control of aircraft registered in that State and habitually engaged in international air navigation. The data thus obtained by the International Civil Aviation Organization shall be made available by it on request to the other contracting States.

CHAPTER IV.—MEASURES TO FACILITATE AIR NAVIGATION.

Article 22.

Facilitation of formalities.
Each contracting State agrees to adopt all practicable measures, through the issuance of special regulations or otherwise, to facilitate and expedite navigation by aircraft between the territories of contracting States, and to prevent unnecessary delays to aircraft, crews, passengers and cargo, especially in the administration of the laws relating to immigration, quarantine, customs and clearance.

Article 23.

Customs and immigration procedures.
Each contracting State undertakes, so far as it may find practicable, to establish customs and immigration procedures affecting international air navigation in accordance with the practices which may be established or recommended from time to time, pursuant to this Convention. Nothing in this Convention shall be