SCHEDULE 7 - Fireworks requirements

Regulations 64(b) , 77(1) and 78(d)

1.    Type 1 fireworks must not, when used in accordance with the manufacturer's directions, be capable of causing injury –

(a) to a person standing at least one metre from them; or

(b) if the fireworks are intended to be held in the hand, to the person holding them.

2.    Sparklers that are designed to be held in the hand must not, when used in accordance with the manufacturer's directions, be capable of causing injury to the person holding them by the dropping of hot slag or by the emission of sparks.

3.    Type 2 fireworks must not, when used in accordance with the manufacturer's directions, be capable of causing injury to a person standing at least 5 metres from the fireworks.

4.    Type 2 fireworks must be fitted with a fuse so as to enable a person lighting them to retire safely to a distance of 5 metres.

5.    Type 3 fireworks must not, when used in accordance with the manufacturer's directions, be capable of causing injury to a person standing at least 25 metres from the fireworks.

6.    All Type 1, Type 2 and Type 3 fireworks –

(a) must comply with the specifications set out in the Code known as the British Standards Institution 7114, Part 2, Specification for Fireworks, as amended from time to time; and

(b) must be capable of passing the tests prescribed by Part 3 – Methods of Tests for Fireworks of that Code.