In this Act—

• “firework” means a pyrotechnic article which—

  1. a

     is a firework for the purposes of the following British Standards or any British Standard replacing them—

     1. i

        BS EN 15947:2015, or

     2. ii

        BS EN 16261:2012, or

  2. b

     would be a firework for those purposes if it were intended as a form of entertainment,

• “pyrotechnic article” means an article which contains explosive substances or an explosive mixture of substances designed to produce heat, light, sound, gas or smoke or a combination of such effects through self-sustained exothermic chemical reactions.

But, for the purposes of this Act, a projectile, propelling charge or blank ammunition used in a portable firearm, other gun or artillery is not a pyrotechnic article.

Regulations under subsection (3) are subject to the affirmative procedure.

In this Act—

• “category F1 firework” means a firework which presents a very low hazard and negligible noise level and which is intended for use in confined areas, including a firework which is intended for use inside domestic buildings,

• “category F2 firework” means a firework which presents a low hazard and low noise level and which is intended for outdoor use in confined areas,

• “category F3 firework” means a firework which presents a medium hazard, which is intended for outdoor use in large open areas and whose noise level is not harmful to human health,

• “category F4 firework” means a firework which presents a high hazard, which is intended for use only by persons with specialist knowledge and whose noise level is not harmful to human health.