Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Act 2022 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2023 and come into force on 6 June 2023.

Appointed Day

2.—(1) 6 June 2023 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Act 2022 specified in column 1 of the table in the schedule (the subject matter of which is described in the corresponding entry in column 2 of the table).

(2) Where a purpose is specified in column 3 of the table in the schedule, the corresponding provision in column 1 comes into force in accordance with paragraph (1) only for that purpose.

Regulation 2

SCHEDULE

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations make provision for the commencement, on 6 June 2023, of the following provisions of the Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Act 2022 (“ the Act”): sections 34, 35, 36, 37, and 38(1) (partially, insofar as that subsection relates to certain provisions of schedule 1), and paragraphs 6, 13, 19, 23, 24 and 29 of schedule 1.

The Act makes provision in relation to regulating the use, supply and possession of fireworks and other pyrotechnic articles. The provisions commenced by these Regulations create offences of possession of pyrotechnic articles in certain places. Section 35 relates to all pyrotechnic articles (excluding category F1 fireworks) and applies in all public places. Section 36 relates to all pyrotechnic articles (including all fireworks), and applies at designated events or venues. Section 37 allows the Scottish Ministers, by regulations, to designate events or venues for the purpose of the section 36 offence.

The Bill for the Act received Royal Assent on 10 August 2022. By virtue of section 56 of the Act, sections 50, 51, 52, 53, 56 and 57 came into force on the day following Royal Assent.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT REGULATIONS

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

The following provisions of the Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Act 2022 have been brought into force by commencement regulations made before the date of these Regulations.