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The Fireworks Act 2003 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2003

S.I. 2003/3084 · Made 27 November 2003

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FIREWORKS

Made 27th November 2003

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by section 18(1) of the Fireworks Act 2003f1 hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2003 c. 22.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and interpretation
  2. 2Provisions of the Act commenced by this Order
  3. Signature
  4. Schedule PROVISIONS OF THE FIREWORKS ACT 2003 COMING INTO FORCE ON 28TH NOVEMBER 2003
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and interpretation

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Fireworks Act 2003 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2003.

(2)

In this Order “the Act” means the Fireworks Act 2003.

2Provisions of the Act commenced by this Order

28th November 2003 is the appointed day for the coming into force of the provisions of the Fireworks Act 2003 listed in the first column of the Schedule to this Order for the purposes set out in the second column.

Signature

Gerry Sutcliffe,

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Employment Relations, Competition and Consumers,

Department of Trade and Industry

27th November 2003

PROVISIONS OF THE FIREWORKS ACT 2003 COMING INTO FORCE ON 28TH NOVEMBER 2003

Provisions of the Fireworks Act 2003Purpose
Section 1 (introduction)For all purposes
Section 2 (power to make regulations about fireworks)For all purposes
Section 3 (prohibition of supply etc. to young persons)For all purposes
Section 5 (prohibition of supply etc. of certain fireworks)For all purposes
Section 11 (offences)For the purposes of fireworks regulations made in exercise of powers conferred by the provisions of the Act brought into force by this Order
Section 12 (enforcement)For the purposes of fireworks regulations made in exercise of powers conferred by the provisions of the Act brought into force by this Order
Section 13 (savings for certain privileges)For the purposes of fireworks regulations made in exercise of powers conferred by the provisions of the Act brought into force by this Order
Section 16 (parliamentary procedure for regulations)For the purposes of fireworks regulations made in exercise of powers conferred by the provisions of the Act brought into force by this Order

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 28th November 2003 sections 1, 2, 3 and 5 of the Fireworks Act 2003 and (for the purposes of fireworks regulations made in exercise of powers conferred by the provisions of the Act brought into force by this Order) sections 11, 12, 13 and 16 of that Act.