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Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Act 2022
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12Revocation of fireworks licence
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(1)The Scottish Ministers may revoke a person’s fireworks licence if—
(a)the person breaches any condition of the licence, or
(b)the person is convicted of a relevant offence (whether or not the convicting court cancelled the fireworks licence under section 13).
(2)A person whose fireworks licence is revoked under this section is prohibited from applying for a new fireworks licence—
(a)in a case where the licence was cancelled by a court under section 13, within the period specified in section 13(3), or
(b)in any other case, within the period of 12 months beginning with day on which the licence was revoked.
(3)A fireworks licence is revoked by the Scottish Ministers giving notice of the revocation to the person who has the fireworks licence.
(4)A notice under subsection (3) must—
(a)be given no later than 7 days before it is to take effect, and
(b)require the person to surrender—
(i)the person’s fireworks licence, and
(ii)any firework to which this Part applies in the person’s possession,
in the manner and by the date specified in the notice.
(5)It is an offence for a person, without reasonable excuse, to fail to comply with the requirements of a notice given under subsection (3).
(6)A person who commits an offence under subsection (5) is liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
(7)If the Scottish Ministers decide to revoke a fireworks licence, they must inform the person of the right under section 14 to appeal the decision at the same time as notifying the person of that decision.
(8)If a person appeals under section 14 against a decision to revoke the person’s fireworks licence—
(a)the revocation does not take effect, but
(b)the person must still comply with the requirements of the notice given under subsection (3),
pending the determination or withdrawal of the appeal.
(9)In this section, “relevant offence” has the meaning given in section 7(4).
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