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2. For Regulation 15 of the Pyrotechnic Articles (Safety) Regulations 2010(1) substitute—
“15.—(1) No person shall supply—
(a)a Christmas cracker to any person under the age of twelve years;
(b)any other category 1 firework to any person under the age of sixteen years.
(2) No person shall supply a category 2 or 3 firework to any person under the age of eighteen years.
(3) In this Regulation—
“Christmas cracker” means a paper or foil tube, crimped at each end, enclosing novelties and with one or more snaps running along the length of the tube; and
“snap” means two overlapping strips of cardboard or paper, or two strings, with a friction-sensitive pyrotechnic composition in sliding contact with an abrasive surface and designed to be held in the hand.”.
S.I. 2010/1554 to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
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