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by this bylaw in a manner directed by the Board or to a
person authorised by the Board to collect such fees.
(3) The parking fees payable shall be as determined from
time to time by the Board and publicly notified by at least
one newspaper advertisement.
(4) A sticker shall be affixed to the windscreen of, or
displayed in a visible position on any motor vehicle in
respect of which a season ticket has been issued and no
other proof of the issue of a season ticket shall be acceptable
or required.

11. Aircraft—(1) No person shall make use of any part
    of the Park whether land or water for the purpose of landing
    or alighting thereon or the flying therefrom of aircraft of
    any kind except in accordance with written permission
    previously obtained from the Board, but this bylaw shall
    not apply at public licensed aerodromes or Government civil
    aerodromes in the Park or in cases of emergency.
    (2) The requirement for written permission of the Board
    may be waived in such cases as the Board may nominate
    at its discretion but this does not absolve persons from
    compliance with any requirements that the Director of Civil
    Aviation may stipulate.
    (3) The Board shall be entitled at any time to prohibit
    the entry by the public to any part or parts of the Park
    the use of which as aerodromes or landing grounds is permitted by the Board.
    (4) No person, operator, or pilot in command of an aircraft of any description shall make use of any part of the Park whether land or water for the purpose of setting down,
    picking up, or recovery from within the Park of any person,
    live animal, carcass, or article of any description except in accordance with the written permission of the Board previously obtained.
    (5) In this bylaw “aircraft” includes aeroplanes, helicopters, gliders, hang gliders, balloons, amphibians, hovercraft, and parachutes.

12. Trading and residence—No person shall reside permanently, engage in any business, sell or offer for sale any article of food or merchandise, or any kind of drink, or carry on any other pursuit or calling within the Park without the written consent of the Board given subject to such terms and conditions as it deems fit.

13. Ski racing—No person shall organise, hold or conduct, or engage in any organised ski racing or ski-race training within the Park except in accordance with written permission previously obtained from the Board, and then only in accordance with the conditions of such permit.

14. Animals—(1) No person shall take any cat or dog or any other live vertebrate whatsoever into the Park or keep or have possession of any such cat or dog or other live vertebrate without the written permission of the Board, or abandon in the Park any such cat, or dog, or other live vertebrate.
    (2) A ranger or an authorised person is empowered to destroy any cat or dog or other live vertebrate found in the Park without authority or not being under proper control.

15. Exotics—Unless otherwise authorised by the Board, every tenant or occupier of any land being part of the Park shall clear and keep clear land so tenanted or occupied by him of all trees, shrubs, and plants (other than grass) which are not indigenous to the Park.

16. Spotlighting—No person, whether or not the holder of a permit for the use of a firearm within the Park, shall use or attempt to use a spotlight or other source of artificial light as an aid to hunting without the prior written permission of the Board.

17. Public address systems—No person shall install or operate any type of public address system or any other type of amplified sound system in the Park without the prior written permission of the Board and then only in accordance with the conditions of such permission.

18. Entry into special areas—(1) For the purpose of this bylaw a special area means a special area set apart by the Governor-General under section 12 of the National Parks Act 1952.
    (2) No person shall enter a special area except with the written permission of the Board given subject to such terms and conditions as are deemed fit. Every such permit shall include the following particulars and conditions:
    (a) The duration of the permit shall be specifically stated therein:
    (b) The names of all persons covered by the permit shall be set out:
    (c) The area covered by the permit shall be specified therein.

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(3) No permit shall be deemed to include a right to camp or remain overnight, or light camp fires unless the permit expressly so states.
(4) Each permit shall be revocable at the pleasure of the Board.

19. Exclusion of public—If the Board should be satisfied that any area of the Park or any track within the Park is being used by the public in such manner as to destroy or endanger the native flora or fauna or the soil of the Park the Board may exclude the public from that portion of the Park or restrain the number of persons who may enter or camp in such area. The Board’s decision to exclude or restrain persons using any such track or portion of the Park may be notified by official notices displayed in the normal points of entry of that portion of the Park or track and no person shall enter such portion of the Park or track contrary to the Board’s decision.

PART II

OPERATION OF CHAIRLIFTS, SKI LIFTS, AND SKI TOWS

20. Interpretation—In this part of these bylaws, unless inconsistent with the context—
    “Chairlift” means a device for the transportation of passengers sitting in chairs attached to and suspended from a moving wire rope, the passengers not being in contact with the ground or snow surface.
    “Haul rope” means the rope on a lift or tow moving uphill.
    “Licensee” means a licence holder operating a ski lift and/or a tow in the Tongariro National Park under the terms and conditions of a licence issued by the Tongariro National Park Board.
    “Lift” or “ski lift” includes both chairlifts and surface lifts.
    “Platter lift” means a surface lift having suspended from the haul rope a single stem with a platter or disc attached to its lower end upon which the passenger positions himself astride the stem.
    “Qualified engineer” means a person approved by the Board to carry out inspections of ski lifts and tows.
    “Return rope” means the rope on a lift or tow moving down-hill.
    “Rope” means wire rope or wire cable except for rope tows where “rope” means natural or synthetic fibre rope.
    “Rope tow” means a device for the transportation of passengers uphill while remaining in contact with the snow, propulsion being by means of a circulating natural or synthetic fibre rope which the passenger grasps or to which the passenger attaches himself by means of a rope gripping device.
    “Surface lift” means a device for the transportation of passengers uphill while remaining in contact with the snow surface, propulsion being a circulating overhead wire haul rope.
    “T-bar lift” means a surface lift having an inverted-T-shaped device attached to the haul rope with passengers located on either or both sides of the stem of the “T”.
    “Tow” includes a rope tow.

21. Records—A licensee shall maintain the following records for each lift or tow:
    (a) Operational log—An operational logbook to be entered for each day of operations shall be maintained for each ski lift or tow specifying the following minimum information:
    (i) Date:
    (ii) Operating hours:
    (iii) Temperature, wind, and weather conditions:
    (iv) Record of compliance with a daily operational inspection:
    (v) Position of tension carriage and counterweight:
    (vi) Accidents, malfunctions, or abnormal occurrences during operation:
    (vii) Names of attendants.
    (b) Maintenance log—A record book shall be kept showing the execution of all maintenance and repair work, components serviced, components replaced, and the reason for the maintenance or repair.
    (c) Wire-rope log—A record book shall be kept for each lift using wire rope showing:
    (i) Specification of the rope in use:
    (ii) Test reports:
    (iii) Date installed:
    (iv) Details of each splice:
    (v) Records of each lubrication, including type of lubricant, and date applied:
    (vi) Records of each maintenance and annual inspection:
    (vii) Reports of damage to rope.