Fireworks regulations

Public fireworks displays
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1
Fireworks regulations may include provision prohibiting persons from operating a public fireworks display unless—
a
notice of the display has been given in accordance with the regulations to any local or other authority to which the regulations require it to be given,
b
any other information relating to the display which is required by the regulations to be given to any local or other authority has been so given,
c
any fee imposed by any local or other authority in accordance with the regulations has been paid, and
d
such other conditions relating to the holding of public fireworks displays as are specified in the regulations have been complied with.
2
Fireworks regulations may include provision prohibiting persons from operating public fireworks displays unless they satisfy—
a
any conditions which are specified in the regulations and relate to the satisfactory completion of a course, or courses, of training relating to fireworks and to the means of proving the satisfactory completion of such a course or courses, or
b
any other conditions which are so specified.
3
Fireworks regulations may include provision prohibiting persons from operating, or assisting in the operation of, public fireworks displays if they are below an age specified in the regulations.
4
If fireworks regulations impose any prohibition by virtue of this section, they may contain—
a
exceptions from the prohibition, or
b
provision for the granting of dispensations from the prohibition.
5
In this section “public fireworks display” means a fireworks display at which the public, or any section of the public, are present (whether or not they have paid to be).
S. 6 in force at 15.7.2004 by S.I. 2004/1831, art. 2, Sch.
S. 6: functions made exercisable concurrently (29.7.2004) by Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/2030), art. 1(1), Sch. (with art. 7)