You should be aware of your
responsibilities and changes to legislation.
Full details of the legislation can be found
in our
toolkit GO for
enforcement agencies and local authorities.
The changes to
the law mean that...
- Importers must supply information at
the point of entry to ensure that fireworks
are legally stored and distributed. This
information should be given to Customs
and Excise and will then be sent to the
relevant authorities responsible for storage
licences so they can check on deliveries
(this regulation came into force on 1
January 2005).
- Licensing authorities can ask to see
information relating to transactions of
fireworks exceeding 50kg of net explosive
content.
- All fireworks being sold to the public
must comply with the British Standard
(BS 7114).
- All fireworks not intended for supply
to the general public (category 4) must
indicate this by way of a mark.
- All category 3 fireworks (display fireworks)
must not exceed 120 decibels.
Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Firework
Safety Warning
You should be aware that the CAA has guidelines
for organisers of major events using fireworks
near airports. Further details are available
from the CAA
website
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