Thank you for your previous consideration of the Scottish Government’s proposed policy approach to the pyrotechnic possession offences within the Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Act 2022 (‘the 2022 Act’).

 

At that time, we undertook to notify you of when the regulations required to implement this approach will be laid before Parliament, and the date on which the changes are intended to take effect following the parliamentary process.

 

I am therefore pleased to confirm that the package of three Scottish Statutory Instruments (SSIs) relating to the pyrotechnic possession provisions in the Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Act 2022 were laid in the Scottish Parliament on Monday 27 March 2023.

These can be found online at www.legislation.gov.uk:

 

 

 

Subject to Parliamentary scrutiny of the SSIs, these provisions will take effect on 6 June 2023.

Together, these SSIs commence the provisions in the Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Act, relating to offences of possession of pyrotechnic articles in certain places, including:

  • Section 35, which relates to all pyrotechnic articles (excluding category F1 fireworks) and applies in all public places.
  • Section 36, which relates to all pyrotechnic articles (including all fireworks) and applies at designated events or venues (the detail on designation of sporting and music events is provided for in this package of SSIs).

 

Your feedback has been extremely helpful in developing this approach and while the intent of this specific legislation has meant not all feedback can be considered within the scope of these Regulations, we very much appreciate your continued engagement.

 

We therefore thought it would be useful to provide a further written update on the Regulations at this stage, as well as some further specific feedback in response to events industry comments.

 

I would be happy to follow-up in writing, in discussion, or both, any questions and/or comments that members of this Group, and indeed, the wider music events industry, might wish to feed back.

 

 

Mary Hockenhull

Safer Communities

mary.hockenhull@gov.scot