{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/explosives-fireworks-regulations-northern-ireland-1996/regulation-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/explosives-fireworks-regulations-northern-ireland-1996/regulation-2.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/1996/391",
  "legislation_title": "Explosives (Fireworks) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/explosives-fireworks-regulations-northern-ireland-1996",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In these Regulations—\n“another member State” means a member state other than the United Kingdom.\n“banger” and “Category 1” have the meaning assigned to them by British Standard BS 7114: Part 1: 1988.\n“classified and authorised” have the meaning assigned to them by the Classification and Labelling of Explosives Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1991.\n“competent authority” means an authority in another member state recognised by the Secretary of State as competent to classify fireworks.\n“fireworks” has the meaning assigned to it by Order in Council No. 1A dated 12th December 1891, made under the Explosives Act 1875.\n“original package” means the package in which the fireworks were supplied for the purpose of retail sale by the manufacturer or importer.\n“package” means any box, carton or other container.\n“primary pack” means a package of fireworks of the same category and type offered for sale as a single unit.\n“selection pack” means a package of fireworks of more than one category or type offered for sale in a single unit.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.R. 1991 No. 516"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "38 and 39 Vict. c. 17"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1996/391/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:34:00.410397+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}