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Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Act 2022

72.It is an offence to ignite a firework within a firework control zone, or knowingly or recklessly throw or cast a lit firework, or fire a firework, into the zone (see subsection (2)). A person who commits an offence is liable (on summary conviction) to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale (currently £5,000) or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding 6 months, or both (see subsection (4)). If a person used a firework according to the manufacturer’s instructions and that firework accidentally entered a firework control zone after being ignited, that person would not commit an offence so long as the firework was not deliberately aimed into the firework control zone and the person was not reckless as to the direction in which the firework was fired.

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