Fireworks
Fireworks
Legislation governing the possession and use of fireworks
- It is an offence for any person under the age of 18 years to possess a firework in a public place.
- It is an offence to use any firework between the hours of 11 pm and 7 am, except on Bonfire night (midnight), Diwali, New Year and Chinese New Year (1am).
- It is an offence to supply fireworks to persons under the age of 18 years.
- It is an offence for any person to throw, cast or fire any firework into any highway, street, thoroughfare or public place.
Laws regulating the sale of fireworks
- It is an offence to sell, hawk or expose for sale, fireworks in a public place.
- Shopkeepers must be registered with the local authority.
- It is an offence for a shopkeeper to split packs of fireworks to sell.
- Additional regulations introduce limited prohibitions on the sale and importation of fireworks.
See the Directgov website for more about firework safety.