Part 2Fireworks licensing
Fireworks licensing
I14Requirement to have fireworks licence
1
It is an offence for a person, without reasonable excuse, to purchase, acquire, possess or use a firework to which this Part applies without having a fireworks licence.
2
A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable, on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale (or both).
3
It is not an offence under subsection (1) for a non-natural person to purchase, acquire, possess or use a firework without having a fireworks licence if such purchase, acquisition, possession or use is done on its behalf by a person who has a fireworks licence.
4
I25Supply of fireworks to unlicensed persons
1
It is an offence for a person, without reasonable excuse, to supply a firework to which this Part applies to a person who does not have a fireworks licence.
2
A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable, on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale (or both).
3
It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (1) to show that the person took reasonable steps to establish that the person to whom the firework was supplied had a fireworks licence or was exempt under schedule 1.
4
It is the duty of each local weights and measures authority to enforce this section in its area in so far as it relates to the supply of fireworks by a person in the course of business.
5
In this section, “supply” of a firework includes—
a
selling it,
b
exchanging it for a consideration other than money,
c
giving it as a prize or otherwise making a gift of it,
d
otherwise making the firework available.