Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990

Smoking and vaping prohibited in workplaces and public areas

11: Smoking and vaping prohibited in certain travel premises

You could also call this:

"No smoking or vaping in travel terminals and waiting areas"

Illustration for Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990

You cannot smoke or vape in some areas where people travel. These areas are inside enclosed travel terminals and include booking areas, passenger queuing areas, passenger waiting rooms, or passenger lounges. The person in charge of these areas must not let anyone smoke or vape there.

You are not allowed to smoke or vape in these areas. The owner or person in charge of the area must stop you from smoking or vaping. This rule is part of the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990, which was amended by the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Vaping) Amendment Act 2020.

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10: Application of Act to ships, or

"This law applies to New Zealand ships and some foreign ships in New Zealand waters, depending on what they are doing."

12: Smoking and vaping on licensed premises, or

"No smoking or vaping allowed inside places that sell alcohol, and sometimes outside too."

Part 1Smoking and vaping prohibited in workplaces and public areas

11Smoking and vaping prohibited in certain travel premises

This section applies to any area that—
is located within an enclosed travel terminal; and
is a booking area, passenger queuing area, passenger waiting room, or passenger lounge.

The owner or occupier of an area to which this section applies must not permit any person to smoke or vape in it.
No person may smoke or vape in an area to which this section applies.

Notes

Section 11: substituted, on 10 December 2004, by section 8 of the Smoke-free Environments Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 127).
Section 11 heading: amended, on 11 November 2020, by section 16(1) of the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Vaping) Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 62).
Section 11(2): amended, on 11 November 2020, by section 16(2) of the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Vaping) Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 62).
Section 11(3): amended, on 11 November 2020, by section 16(2) of the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Vaping) Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 62).