JUNE 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1473

Regulations under the Air Navigation Act, 1931.

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BLEDISLOE, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this 22nd day of May, 1933.

Present:

THE RIGHT HON. J. G. COATES PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon him by the Air Navigation Act, 1931, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the consent and advice of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby make the following regulations under the said Act, and declare that such regulations shall come into force from the date of publication thereof in the Gazette.

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REGULATIONS.

SHORT TITLE.

1. THESE regulations may be cited as “The Air Navigation Regulations, 1933.”

INTERPRETATION OF TERMS.

2. In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,—

“‘The Act’” means the Air Navigation Act, 1931.

“‘Aerodrome’” means any definite and limited ground or water area intended to be used, and capable of being used either wholly or in part, for the landing or departure of aircraft.

“‘Aircraft’” includes all balloons, whether fixed or free, kites, gliders, airships, and flying-machines.

“‘Airship’” means an aircraft using gas lighter than air as a means of support, and having means of propulsion, and means of directional control.

“‘Authorized person’” means any person duly authorized by the Minister.

“‘Balloon’” either fixed or free, means an aircraft using gas lighter than air as a means of support and having no means of propulsion.

“‘Controller of Civil Aviation’” means the person appointed by the Minister to control civil aviation.

“‘Convention’” means the International Convention for the Regulating of Aerial Navigation signed at Paris on the 13th day of October, 1919, and includes the additional protocol thereto and any additions to or amendments of the said International Convention.

“‘Contracting State’” means any State which is for the time being a party to the Convention.

“‘Flying-machine’” includes all aeroplanes, seaplanes, flying-boats, or other aircraft heavier than air, and having means of propulsion.

“‘Glider’” means an aircraft heavier than air, not fixed to the ground, and having no means of mechanical propulsion, but having means of directional control.

“‘Military aircraft’” includes naval, military, and Air Force aircraft; and every aircraft commanded by a person in naval, military, or Air Force service detailed for the purpose shall be deemed military aircraft.

“‘Minister’” means the Minister of Defence, and includes in relation to any purpose of these regulations any person authorized by the Minister for that purpose.

“‘Passenger aircraft’” and “‘Goods aircraft’” mean respectively aircraft intended for carrying passengers or goods for hire or reward, and include aircraft in which passengers or goods are actually so carried.

“‘Personnel’” (in relation to an aircraft) includes the pilot, commander, navigator, and engineer, and any operative member of the crew.

“‘Goods’” include mails.

“‘State aircraft’” means military aircraft, and aircraft exclusively employed in State service, including postal, Customs, and police service.

“‘Licensed aerodrome’” means an aerodrome licensed under these regulations.

“‘Licensed instructor’” is a pilot who has been approved by the Minister as an instructor in flying.

“‘Proprietor of an aerodrome’” includes any person responsible for the management thereof.

“‘Prescribed’” (except where otherwise expressly provided) means prescribed by these regulations or by the directions of the Minister thereunder.

“‘Prohibited area’” means any area declared to be a prohibited area for the purpose of these regulations.

In these regulations reference to New Zealand includes reference to the territorial waters adjacent thereto; and references to passengers carried for hire or reward include reference to persons carried in aircraft for the purpose of instruction in flying for which payment is made:

Provided that for the purpose of determining whether a pilot is required to hold a licence to fly aircraft carrying passengers or goods for hire or reward, a member of an aeroplane club carried in an aircraft belonging to the club shall