Section 36 Prohibition of pyrotechnic articles at designated venues or eventsI1I2

It is an offence for a person, without reasonable excuse, to possess a pyrotechnic article to which this section applies while the person is in a designated venue or while at a designated event.

A person convicted of an offence under subsection (1) is liable, on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale (or both).

In this section, “designated venue” or “designated event” means a venue or, as the case may be, event designated by the Scottish Ministers under section 37.

This section is subject to section 38 and schedule 1 (exemptions).