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

Statutory Instruments

2004 No. 1831 (C. 75)

FIREWORKS

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

Made

14th July 2004

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by section 18(1) of the Fireworks Act 2003(1) hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and interpretation

1.—(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 Order

2.  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

14th July 2004

Article 2

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

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

Explanatory Note

(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.

Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders

(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

(1)

2003 c. 22.