Fireworks

It illegal for young people under the age of 18 to purchase fireworks or for suppliers to sell to them.

The penalties for both supplier and purchaser are severe.

Guidelines

• You must not supply fireworks to under 18s
• No person under the age of 18 shall supply a firework to any person
• No person shall cause or permit a person under 18 to supply a firework to any person

Fireworks do not include caps, cracker snaps, novelty matches, party poppers, serpents, sparklers and throwdowns.

Safety

The Office of Fair Trading has no responsibility in law for ensuring the safe use of fireworks. It works with other agencies such as the Police and Fire Service to promote the safety message.

For more information regarding Fireworks Safety, see the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents.