Section 31 Penalty for sale of gunpowder to children.

United Kingdom

F1(1)

Gunpowder shall not be sold to F2any person apparently under the age of sixteen years; and any person selling gunpowder in contravention of this section F3shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale

F4(2)

Subsection (1) does not apply to—

(a)

pyrotechnic articles within the meaning set out in regulation 3 of the Pyrotechnic Articles (Safety) Regulations 2015; or

(b)

percussion caps intended specifically for toys within the meaning set out in regulation 4(2) of the Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/1881).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: S. 31(1): s. 31 renumbered as s. 31(1) (4.7.2010) by The Pyrotechnic Articles (Safety) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/1554), regs. 1(1), 49(1)
F2: Words substituted by Explosives (Age of Purchase etc.) Act 1976 (c. 19), s. 10(1)
F3: Words substituted by Consumer Protection Act 1987 (c. 43, SIF 109:1), ss. 41(2), 47(1)(2), 48, Sch. 4 para. 1
F4: S. 31(2) substituted for s. 31(2)-(5) (17.8.2015) by The Pyrotechnic Articles (Safety) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1553), regs. 1, 75(3) (with reg. 75(4))

Notes on Part I.—Law relating to Gunpowder

Modifications

C1: Power to grant exemption from provisions of Pt. I (except ss. 30–32) and Pt. II conferred by S.I. 1979/1378, art. 2