# The Pyrotechnic Articles (Safety) Regulations 2015, 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/1553/regulation/33 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/pyrotechnic-articles-safety-regulations-2015/regulation-33
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