4.—(1) Subject to regulation 9, the possession, purchase or use of fireworks by a person other than a Government Inspector, Constable or representative of an enforcing authority acting in his capacity as such shall be prohibited except under licence issued by the Secretary of State.
(2) Subject to these Regulations the possession, purchase, sale or use of any firework of erratic flight or any mini-rocket or banger or air bomb in category 2 is prohibited.
(3) Subject to these Regulations the use of any firework outdoors after 11.00 pm and before 7.00 am is prohibited except under licence, other than on the 31st December 1999 or the 1st January 2000.