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Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990

Smoking and vaping prohibited in workplaces and public areas

8: Smoking and vaping prohibited on aircraft

You could also call this:

"No smoking or vaping allowed on planes with paying passengers"

Illustration for Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990

When you are on an aircraft flying within New Zealand, the operator of the plane must not let you smoke or vape if the plane is carrying passengers who have paid to fly. You are not allowed to smoke or vape on a plane that is carrying paying passengers on an internal flight. The operator of the aircraft is responsible for making sure you do not smoke or vape on the plane.

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Part 1Smoking and vaping prohibited in workplaces and public areas

8Smoking and vaping prohibited on aircraft

  1. The operator of an aircraft must not permit any person to smoke or vape on that aircraft while the aircraft is carrying passengers for hire or reward on any internal flight.

  2. Repealed
Notes
  • Section 8 heading: amended, on , by section 14(1) of the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Vaping) Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 62).
  • Section 8(1): amended, on , by section 14(2) of the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Vaping) Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 62).
  • Section 8(2): repealed, on , by section 41(3) of the Civil Aviation Amendment Act 2004 (2004 No 8).