The law has recently changed regarding fireworks, here’s everything you need to know
Around this time of year many people are planning their Bonfire Night parties and preparing their firework displays for friends and family.
The laws around fireworks exist to protect people from harm and to avoid distress and nuisance caused to anyone. On Bonfire Night you can legally set off fireworks between 7am until 12am.Firework laws differ slightly for special occasions including New Year’s Eve, Diwali and Chinese New Year when fireworks are allowed between 7am and 1am. You must be 18 or over to purchase fireworks and it is illegal to set off or throw fireworks in the street or other public places.
It is illegal to buy fireworks or sparklers outside of this time unless you buy them from licensed shops.
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