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Bonfire Night can be spectacular, but it is important to remember not everyone enjoys the evening or hearing fireworks being set off.
Officers will be carrying out extra patrols in your area to keep you safe, but there are number of steps you can take to ensure a great Bonfire Night.
Remember:
“A pyrotechnic article intended for entertainment purposes (“pyrotechnic article” has the meaning set out in regulation 3).
There are four categories of firework:
‘The Use of Fireworks at Night’ - Regulation 7, of the 2004 Regulations states that adult fireworks must:
Can only be bought by persons aged 18 years or over and may not be possessed by persons aged less than 18 years in a public place, with certain exemptions. Persons less than 18 years who possess a firework in a public place are contravening Section 11 of the Fireworks Act 2003 and Regulation 4 of the Fireworks Regulations 2004, which can result in six months' imprisonment and/or a fine.
Caps, cracker snaps (the bit in a cracker that goes bang when the cracker is pulled apart), novelty matches, party poppers, serpents, throw downs and sparklers.
Any person who throws a firework into a public place will be contravening Section 80 of the Explosives Act, which can result in six months imprisonment and/or fine.
Any person who possesses a category 4 firework will be contravening Section 11 of the Fireworks Act 2003 and Regulation 5 of the Fireworks Regulations 2004, which can also result in six months' imprisonment and/or a fine.