Except as otherwise expressly provided in any regulations made under this Act, this Act does not apply to any of the following:
(a) warships of any State other than New Zealand:
(b) aircraft of the defence forces of any State other than New Zealand:
(c) any ship owned or operated by any State other than New Zealand, if the ship is being used by that State for wholly governmental (but not including commercial) purposes:
(d) the master or crew of any warship, aircraft, or ship referred to in paragraphs (a) to (c).
Section 4A: inserted, on 20 August 1998, by section 3 of the Resource Management Amendment Act 1994 (1994 No 105).