Section 20
Prohibited activities
(1)
Subject to and in accordance with the provisions of this Act and of any subsidiary legislation made thereunder, the following activities are prohibited —
(a)
carrying aboard an aircraft explosives, weapons, ammunition, poisons, flammable substances, radioactive or highly magnetic materials, oxidising substances, corrosives, substances having a strong odour and other goods considered dangerous;
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(b)
except for that equipment authorised to be aboard the aircraft, using radio transmitting apparatus in an aircraft;
(c)
firing a gun or launching a rocket into the airspace;
(d)
launching an unmanned aircraft; and
(e)
using any machine, equipment or device (including a kite, radio-controlled model or other similar equipment) within any area designated by the Minister, or in any manner which may affect or interfere with the safety of civil aircraft or with civil aviation radio communications.
(2)
The Director may prohibit such other activity as is necessary in the interest of safety or which is otherwise required by the public interest.
(3)
The Director may authorise exemptions from the prohibitions in relation to activities regulated by this section. If exemptions are granted, the exempted activities must be conducted in accordance with the terms, limitations and conditions set out in the authorisation of the Director.