2004 No. 1831 (C. 75)

FIREWORKS

The Fireworks Act 2003 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2004

Made

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by section 18(1) of the Fireworks Act 20031 hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and interpretation1

1

This Order may be cited as the Fireworks Act 2003 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2004.

2

In this Order “the Act” means the Fireworks Act 2003.

Provisions of the Act commenced by this Order2

15th July 2004 is the appointed day for the coming into force of the provisions of the Act listed in the first column of the Schedule to this Order for the purposes set out in the second column.

Gerry Sutcliffe,Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Employment Relations, Competition and Consumers,Department of Trade and Industry

SCHEDULEPROVISIONS OF THE FIREWORKS ACT 2003 COMING INTO FORCE ON 15TH JULY 2004

Article 2

Provisions of the Fireworks Act 2003

Purpose

Section 4 (prohibition of supply etc in certain circumstances)

For all purposes

Section 6 (public fireworks displays

For all purposes

Section 7 (licensing of suppliers)

For all purposes

Section 8 (information about fireworks)

For all purposes

Section 9 (prohibition of importation etc of fireworks)

For all purposes

Section 11 (offences)

For the purposes of fireworks regulations made in exercise of powers conferred by the provisions of the Act brought into force by this Order

Section 12 (enforcement)

For the purposes of fireworks regulations made in exercise of powers conferred by the provisions of the Act brought into force by this Order

Section 13 (savings for certain privileges)

For the purposes of fireworks regulations made in exercise of powers conferred by the provisions of the Act brought into force by this Order

Section 16 (parliamentary procedure for regulation

For the purposes of fireworks regulations made in exercise of powers conferred by the provisions of the Act brought into force by this Order

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 15th July sections 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of the Fireworks Act 2003 and (for the purposes of fireworks regulations made in exercise of powers conferred by those provisions) sections 11, 12, 13 and 16 of that Act.

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force by commencement order made before the date of this Order:

Provision

Date of Commencement

S.I.No.

Sections 1 to 3

28th November 2003

2003/3084

Section 5

28th November 2003

2003/3084

Section 11 (partially)

28th November 2003

2003/3084

Section 12 (partially)

28th November 2003

2003/3084

Section 13 (partially)

28th November 2003

2003/3084

Section 16 (partially)

28th November 2003

2003/3084