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  "title": "The Fireworks Regulations 2004",
  "short_title": "Fireworks 2004",
  "long_title": "These Regulations make certain provisions in relation to fireworks in order to minimise the risk that fireworks will be used with harmful consequences for people, animals or property. The Regulations do not extend to Northern Ireland and regulation 7 of the Regulations does not extend to Scotland. The Regulations replace provisions in the Fireworks Regulations 2003, which are revoked.",
  "citation": "S.I. 2004/1836",
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      "heading": "Information about ... fireworks",
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    {
      "type": "modified",
      "affected_provisions": "reg. 9(2)",
      "affecting": "asp/2022/9",
      "affecting_title": "Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Act 2022",
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T05:22:28.561582+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."
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