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What fireworks can be sold
Under the Fireworks Regulations 2004 there are restrictions on
the types of fireworks that can be sold. This page explains what
fireworks can be sold to the general public.
The Fireworks (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 specify
the types of fireworks that can be sold, the periods in which they
can be sold and who they can be sold to the general
public.
All other fireworks may only be
supplied to a restricted range of persons and organisations.
Failure to comply with the requirements of this act can lead to
prosecution and a fine of up to £5000, a prison sentence of up to
six months, or both.
The supply to the public of the
following fireworks is banned:
- All bangers, including Chinese crackers,
etc.
- Aerial shells and maroons, etc.
- Fireworks of erratic flight (e.g. Squibs, Jumping Jacks,
Helicopters, etc).
- Mini-rockets
- Air bombs
- Excessively loud Category 3 fireworks (those with an A-weighted
impulse sound pressure level exceeding 120 decibels).
- Any firework marked "This device must not be sold to, or used
by, a member of the general public"
- Any Category 4 firework
Age of purchase
It's illegal to sell fireworks or sparklers to anybody under the
age of 18.
With the exception of caps, cracker
snaps, novelty matches, party poppers, serpents and throwdows.
Display of notice
There must be displayed, in a
prominent position, a notice, measuring no less than 420mm by 297mm
(A3 standard paper size) and whose letters are no less than 16mm
high that:
It is illegal to sell adult fireworks or
sparklers to anyone under the age of eighteen.
It is illegal for anyone under the age
of eighteen to possess adult fireworks in a public
place.
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