Part 6

Firearms and pyrotechnic articles

Pyrotechnic articles

Possession of pyrotechnic articles at musical events
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1
It is an offence for a person to have a pyrotechnic article in his or her possession at any time when the person is—
a
at a place where a qualifying musical event is being held, or
b
at any other place that is being used by a person responsible for the organisation of a qualifying musical event for the purpose of—
i
regulating entry to, or departure from, the event, or
ii
providing sleeping or other facilities for those attending the event.
2
Subsection (1) does not apply—
a
to a person who is responsible for the organisation of the event, or
b
to a person who has the article in his or her possession with the consent of a person responsible for the organisation of the event.
3
A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 51 weeks (or, in relation to offences committed before section 281(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 comes into force, 3 months), or to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale, or to both.
4
In this section, “pyrotechnic article” means an article that contains explosive substances, or an explosive mixture of substances, designed to produce heat, light, sound, gas or smoke, or a combination of such effects, through self-sustained exothermic chemical reactions, other than—
a
a match, or
b
an article specified, or of a description specified, in regulations made by statutory instrument by the Secretary of State.
5
In this section, “qualifying musical event” means an event at which one or more live musical performances take place and which is specified, or of a description specified, in regulations made by statutory instrument by the Secretary of State.
6
A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.