74DRedirection of aircraft

1. While an epidemic management notice providing for medical officers of health to do so is in force, a medical officer of health may by written or oral notice (in the case of an oral notice, whether given face-to-face or by radio) require the pilot in charge of an aircraft that has landed at a place in New Zealand to travel, as soon as practicable, to another stated place in New Zealand.

2. The medical officer of health must not give the notice unless satisfied—

3. that—
   1. the disease stated in the epidemic management notice has or is likely to have broken out in a place the aircraft has come from (whether directly, or via other places); or
   2. the disease has or is likely to have broken out in the place where the aircraft has landed; or
   3. the aircraft is or is likely to be carrying people infected with the disease; and
   4. the aircraft or anything in it is or is likely to be contaminated with the disease; and
4. measures necessary to deal with the situation can more practicably be carried out at the other place.

Notes

• Section 74D: inserted, on 19 December 2006, by section 9 of the Health Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 86).