Part 2Fireworks licensing

Offences relating to fireworks licence applications

15False statements

(1)It is an offence for a person to knowingly or recklessly make any statement which is false in any material particular for the purposes of obtaining a fireworks licence.

(2)A person who commits 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).

16False or altered licences and documents

(1)It is an offence for a person to produce a false fireworks licence or other false document purporting to prove an exemption under schedule 1.

(2)A person who commits 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).