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2003 No. 3084 (C. 119)

FIREWORKS

The Fireworks Act 2003 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2003

  Made 27th November 2003 

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. 1) Order 2003.

    (2) In this Order "the Act" means the Fireworks Act 2003.

Provisions of the Act commenced by this Order
     2. 28th November 2003 is the appointed day for the coming into force of the provisions of the Fireworks Act 2003 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

27th November 2003



SCHEDULE
Article 2


PROVISIONS OF THE FIREWORKS ACT 2003 COMING INTO FORCE ON 28TH NOVEMBER 2003


Provisions of the Fireworks Act 2003 Purpose
Section 1 (introduction) For all purposes
Section 2 (power to make regulations about fireworks) For all purposes
Section 3 (prohibition of supply etc. to young persons) For all purposes
Section 5 (prohibition of supply etc. of certain fireworks)[a] 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 regulations) 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 28th November 2003 sections 1, 2, 3 and 5 of the Fireworks Act 2003 and (for the purposes of fireworks regulations made in exercise of powers conferred by the provisions of the Act brought into force by this Order) sections 11, 12, 13 and 16 of that Act.

Notes:

 [1] 2003 c. 22.back

[a] Amended by Correction Slip. On page two, in the Schedule, under the column headed "Provisions of the Fireworks Act 2003" the text "Section 5 (prohibition of supply etc. in certain circumstances)" should read "Section 5 (prohibition of supply etc. of certain fireworks)". back



ISBN 0 11 048231 X


  Prepared 5 December 2003

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