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Civil Aviation Act 1990

Miscellaneous provisions

96B: Offences in respect of smoking on international flights

You could also call this:

"Rules about smoking on international flights and what happens if you break them"

If you are a New Zealand international airline, you need to follow some rules about smoking on international flights. If you don't follow these rules, you might get in trouble.

You must follow the rules in section 96A(4). This means you need to do certain things to stop people from smoking on your flights. If you don't do these things, and you don't have a good reason why, you are breaking the law.

You also can't let anyone smoke on your flights if it's not allowed. This is explained in section 96A(5). If you let someone smoke when they're not supposed to, and you don't have a good reason, you're also breaking the law.

If you break either of these rules, you might have to pay a fine. The most you could be fined is $4,000.

Remember, these rules are to keep everyone safe and comfortable on international flights.

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Part 11Miscellaneous provisions

96BOffences in respect of smoking on international flights

  1. Every person commits an offence who, being a New Zealand international airline, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with the requirements of section 96A(4).

  2. Every person commits an offence who, being a New Zealand international airline, without reasonable excuse permits any person to smoke in contravention of section 96A(5).

  3. Repealed

  4. Every person who commits an offence against subsection (1) or subsection (2) is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $4,000.

  5. Repealed
Notes
  • Section 96B: inserted, on , by section 31 of the Civil Aviation Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 91).
  • Section 96B(3): repealed, on , by section 40(1) of the Civil Aviation Amendment Act 2004 (2004 No 8).
  • Section 96B(4): amended, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).
  • Section 96B(5): repealed, on , by section 40(1) of the Civil Aviation Amendment Act 2004 (2004 No 8).