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Customs and Excise Act 2018

Customs powers

190: Exercise of powers in contiguous zone

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"Rules that apply in the sea next to New Zealand"

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When you think of New Zealand, you might think of the land and the sea that is right next to it. The law says that New Zealand includes this area of sea, called the contiguous zone, for some specific rules. These rules are in sections like section 191, section 194, and section 195.

Some other rules also apply in the contiguous zone, just like they do in New Zealand. These rules are in sections like section 192, section 206, and section 214. You can find more of these rules in sections section 226 to section 263.

If someone uses a power given by this law in the contiguous zone, they must follow article 33 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

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Part 4Customs powers

190Exercise of powers in contiguous zone

  1. In the following provisions, New Zealand includes the contiguous zone:

  2. section 191:
    1. section 194:
      1. section 195:
        1. section 196:
          1. section 199 (except subsection (1)(c)(ii)):
            1. section 205:
              1. section 210.

                1. The following provisions also apply in the contiguous zone as they apply in New Zealand:

                2. section 192:
                  1. section 206:
                    1. section 214:
                      1. section 226:
                        1. section 227:
                          1. section 228:
                            1. section 242:
                              1. section 244:
                                1. section 257:
                                  1. section 258:
                                    1. section 259:
                                      1. section 263.

                                        1. A power under this Act that may be exercised in the contiguous zone as a result of subsection (1) or (2) may be exercised in the contiguous zone only in accordance with article 33 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.