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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fireworks-act-2003/section-16",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fireworks-act-2003/section-16.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2003/22",
  "legislation_title": "Fireworks Act 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fireworks-act-2003",
  "path": "section/16",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "16",
  "heading": "Parliamentary procedure for regulations",
  "text": "(1) Any power to make regulations under this Act is exercisable by statutory instrument.\n(2) Regulations under section 1(2) or 14(3) must not be made unless a draft of the statutory instrument containing them has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House.\n(3) A statutory instrument containing fireworks regulations is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 16 in force at 28.11.2003 for specified purposes by S.I. 2003/3084, art. 2, Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 16 in force at 15.7.2004 for specified purposes by S.I. 2004/1831, art. 2, Sch."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/22/section/16",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:18:10.668533+00:00",
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    "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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}