25. Smoking in aircraft- (1) The owner or the operator and
the pilot-in-command of every aircraft registered in India, shall exhibit or
cause to be exhibited in prominent place(s) in the aircraft notice(s) stating
where and to what extent smoking is prohibited or permitted therein.
(2) A notice permitting
smoking in such aircraft may be exhibited therein only if smoking in the
aircraft is permitted by the certificate of airworthiness of the aircraft or by
the direction of the Central Government and only in accordance with the
conditions relating to smoking contained in such certificate or direction.
(3) No person shall smoke :
(a) in any part of an aircraft or in its vicinity, in which a
notice is displayed indicating that smoking is prohibited.
(b) anywhere in an aircraft during take-off, landing or
refuelling or during a period in which a notice is temporarily displayed
indicating that smoking is prohibited.
Note:-
For the purpose of this rule, foreign aircraft falling under sub-rule(3) of
rule 1 shall be deemed as aircraft registered in India and Indian aircraft
falling under sub-rule(4) of rule 1 shall be deemed as aircraft not registered
in India.
[Amended by GSR No. 1202 dated 23-7-1976 and GSR
No. 150(E) dated 04-03-2009]