The Fireworks (Safety) Regulations 1996

2.  In these Regulations—

“aerial maroon” means a firework—

(a)

which is designed to be projected from a mortar tube;

(b)

which contains a bursting charge; and

(c)

whose functioning involves ascent and report;

but, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include a rocket;

“aerial shell” means a firework—

(a)

which is designed to be projected from a mortar tube;

(b)

which contains a propellant charge and a bursting charge;

(c)

which contains pyrotechnic units or loose pyrotechnic composition, or both pyrotechnic units and loose pyrotechnic composition; and

(d)

whose functioning involves ascent and subsequent bursting of the firework case and ejection of any pyrotechnic units;

but, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include a rocket;

“combination” means an assembly which includes two or more fireworks, at least one of which is an aerial shell or an aerial maroon, and which has one or more points of ignition;

“firework” means a device intended for use as a form of entertainment containing explosive composition which, upon functioning, burns or explodes (or both burns and explodes) to produce a visual or aural effect or a combination of such effects;

“local authority” means—

(a)

in relation to England, a county council, a district council or a London borough council, the Common Council of the City of London or the Council of the Isles of Scilly;

(b)

in relation to Wales, a county council or a county borough council; and

(c)

in relation to Scotland, a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994(1);

“maroon-in-mortar” means—

(a)

an assembly comprising an aerial maroon inside a tube, from which the aerial maroon is designed to be projected; or

(b)

an assembly comprising two or more tubes at least one of which contains an aerial maroon, where the maroons are designed to be projected from the tubes;

“rocket” means a firework—

(a)

which comprises a tube containing pyrotechnic composition or pyrotechnic units (or both pyrotechnic composition and pyrotechnic units) equipped with a stick or sticks for the purpose of stabilising its flight, or with some other means for that purpose; and

(b)

which is designed to be propelled into the air;

“shell-in-mortar” means—

(a)

an assembly comprising an aerial shell inside a tube, from which the aerial shell is designed to be projected; or

(b)

an assembly comprising two or more tubes at least one of which contains an aerial shell, where the shells are designed to be projected from the tubes; and

“supply” includes offering to supply, agreeing to supply, exposing for supply and possessing for supply, and “supplier” shall be construed accordingly.

(1)

1994 c. 39.