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Regulation 33 Prohibitions on making available certain category F2 and F3 fireworks

(1)

An economic operator must not make available on the market in the United Kingdom a category F2 firework or a category F3 firework of any of the following descriptions—

(a)

an aerial wheel;

(b)

a banger, flash banger or double banger;

(c)

a jumping cracker;

(d)

a jumping ground spinner;

(e)

a spinner;

(f)

a mini rocket;

(g)

a shot tube—

(i)

which produces a report as its principal effect; or

(ii)

the inside diameter of which is greater than 30mm;

(h)

a battery containing bangers, flash bangers or double bangers;

(i)

a combination (other than a wheel) which includes one or more bangers, flash bangers or double bangers.

(2)

Paragraph (1)(b) does not prohibit the making available on the market of a category F2 firework or category F3 firework as part of a wheel.

(3)

Paragraph (1) does not prohibit the making available on the market of a category F2 firework or category F3 firework to a person with specialist knowledge.

(4)

No person who carries on a business involving the making available of fireworks on the market by retail may supply a category F2 firework or category F3 firework which that person—

(a)

has removed or caused to be removed from a selection pack or primary pack; or

(b)

knows to have been removed from a selection pack or primary pack.