REGISTRATION OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM
14. General.––
(1) No person shall operate an
unmanned aircraft system without first registering it on the digital sky
platform and obtaining a unique identification number, unless exempted from the requirement of a unique
identification number under these rules.
(2)
A registration record shall be maintained by
the Director General of all such unmanned aircraft systems to which unique
identification number has been issued under these rules.
(3)
It shall be the responsibility of the person
operating an unmanned aircraft system to ensure that such unmanned aircraft
system conforms to a valid type certificate.
15.
Application and procedure for registration.–– (1) Any person who intends to register and obtain a unique
identification number for his unmanned aircraft system shall make an
application in Form D-2 on the digital sky platform along with the fee as
specified in rule 46 and provide requisite details including the unique number
of the type certificate to which such unmanned aircraft system conforms to.
(2)
The digital sky platform shall verify the
details and issue a unique identification number to the applicant.
(3)
The unique identification number of an
unmanned aircraft system shall be linked to the unique serial number provided
by the manufacturer and the unique serial numbers of its flight control module
and remote pilot station.
(4)
No person shall replace the flight control
module or remote pilot station of an unmanned aircraft system whose serial
number is linked to such unmanned aircraft system’s unique identification
number, without first updating, on the digital sky platform, the unique serial
number of the new flight control module or remote pilot station, within a
period of seven days from the date of such replacement or before operating such
unmanned aircraft system, whichever is earlier.
16.
Registration of existing unmanned aircraft systems.–– (1) A person owning an unmanned aircraft system manufactured in
India or imported into India on or before the 30th day of November,
2021 shall, within a period of thirty one days falling after the said date,
make an application to register and obtain a unique identification number for
his unmanned aircraft system and provide requisite details in Form D-2 on the
digital sky platform along with the fee as specified in rule 46.
(2) The
digital sky platform shall verify the details furnished under sub-rule (1) and
issue a unique identification number to the applicant, if the unmanned aircraft
system––
(a) has
a valid Drone Acknowledgement Number issued by the digital sky platform on or
before the date mentioned in sub-rule (1);
(b) has
a Goods and Service Tax paid invoice for the unmanned aircraft system; and
(c) is
part of the list of unmanned aircraft systems published on the digital sky
platform by the Director General.
17. Transfer
of unmanned aircraft systems.–– (1)
A person may transfer an unmanned aircraft system to another person by way of
sale, lease, gift or any other mode, after providing requisite details of the
transferor, transferee and unique identification number of the unmanned
aircraft system in Form D-3 on the digital sky platform, along with the fee as
specified in rule 46.
(2) A transfer referred to in sub-rule (1) shall be
effected in the registration record maintained by the Director General and a
transaction number shall be generated by the digital sky platform after
electronic verification of the transferor, transferee and the unique
identification number.
18.
Deregistration of unmanned aircraft systems.–– (1) Where an unmanned aircraft system registered in a person’s name
is either permanently lost or permanently damaged, he shall, on arriving at a
reasonable conclusion that it is so lost or damaged, apply for deregistration
of such unmanned aircraft system by submitting an application in Form D-3 on
the digital sky platform along with the fee as specified in rule 46.
(2) The deregistration referred
to in sub-rule (1) shall be effected in the registration record maintained by
the Director General and a transaction number shall be generated by the digital
sky platform.