Fireworks (Control) Regulatious, 1981

L.N. 5 of 1981

EXPLOSIVES ORDINANCE (CAP. 56)

Fireworks (Control) Regulatious, 1981

IN exercise of the powers conferred by section 22 of the Explosives

Ordinance, the Minister of the Interior has made the following regula­

tions:--,,-

l. These regulations may be cited as the Fireworks

(Control)

Regulations, 1981.

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires -

A.

Ground firework

the set piece and firework known as " ġ ig ġ ifogu"

(a)

(b)

catherine wheels

B.

Rodtop and terrace firework

(a)

small paper bombs

small catherine wheels without bornb attachment

(b)

(c)

whist1ers

(d)

coloured smoke

(e)

bengala lights

sirnilar type of minor firework at the discretion of the Police

(f)

C.

Aerial firework

airbornbs not exceeding 7.62cm in length and 7.62crn in diameter

(a)

(b) rockets, coloured or oth-::rwise, if r ock�ts contain a bomb attachment this

bomb shall not excced the 7.62cm by 7.62cm dimensions

battery made up of airbombs and rockets

(c)

Ippubblikat mid· Dipartiment ta' J.lobrmazrjoni

t!re Departmellt 0/ Information

Published

by

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St�mpat B·U.C.S.

Starup.rija t:01·Gvern

Prillted at t!re C.O.S.

Governm.nt Printirtg Pre.<s

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"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Police;

"manufacture" inc1udes the carrying out of any process of

manufacture;

"Ordinance" means the Explosives Ordinance.

( l) No person sha11 manufacture any fireworks or assist in

such manufacture without a licence from the Commissioner.

(2) There shall be a category 'A' Licence for persons w�o

manufacture and supervise the manufacture of fireworks, and a category

"B" Licence for assistants to such persons.

(3) Any licence shall be deemed to be restricted to such fire­

works only as are mentioned in the Schedule hereto.

No licence shall be issued unless the applicant produces

evidence to the satisfaction of the Commissioner that he has the neces­

sary basic technical knowledge and abi1ity to manufacture fireworks

without danger to himself or to others, and passes a practical test.

Licences shall be issued in the form of an identity card.

S.

Il-liċenzi għandhom jinħarġu f'forma ta' karta ta' l-identita.

Il-fonna tal­

liċenza.

N 0 person sha11 enter into any fireworks factory or handle

fireworks at such factory unless he carries with him the licence which

he shall produce to an authorised inspector on demand.

It shall not be lawful for any person to manufacture. store,

convey or discharge any firework which contains any of the following

substances:-

(a) an admixture of chlorate of potash and sulphur or any

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chlorate in an admixture with sulphur;

(b) an admixture of chlorate of potash with phosphorus or

any chlorate in an admixture with phosphorus; or

(c) nitroglycerine

ge1ignite,

TNT

or

other

simi1ar

high

explosive.

No material other than paper and cardboard shall be used as .

casing for rockets and bombs.

No person who has not attained the age of eighteen years shall

handle any fireworks. or shall be permitted or al10wed to handle any

fireworks or to loiter within a distance, not being reasonably safe from

danger. of a site where fireworks are being mal1ufactured or discharged,

Kull p e rs u n a li t ap plika għal liċenza biex tispara xogħol tan­

nar kif p r o v d u t fl-artikolu 24 ta' l-Ordinanza g ħ an dh a

--

(a)

tissodisfa lill-Kummissarju li x-xogħol tan-nar kien mani­

fatturat f fa bb rik a l i j ko ll ha l i ċ e nz a g ħ a x - x og ħ o l tan-nar; u,

'

(b) tipproduċi polza t a ' a ssi g u r a z zj o ni li tkopri biżżejjed kull

talbiet li j i s t għ u j i n q a l g ħ u mi l i m e wt je w korriment ta' terzi persuni

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jew mill-ħsara lill-proprjeta ta' terzi p e r s u n i bħala konsegwenza ta'

xi splużjoni.

Ebda persuna ma tista' tispara x i murtali jew bombi m i nn xi

post k e mm i l darba

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il-post ma j k un x dak a p prov a t għal dak l-għan skond

(a)

l i ċen z a maħruġa taħt l-Ordinanza;

(b) i l po st ma j k u n x q i e għ e d mh u x i nqa s minn m i t e jn metru

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'1 bogħod m i nn post ta' ab ita z z j o ni ; u

(ċ) ma jintużawx kanen t a j b in għaIl-isparar ta' b o m b i u mur­

tali li jkollhom ilqugħ tajjeb bi tw a v el ta' l - in ja m x k e j j e r ta r - r a m e l

,

,

je w kaxxi tal-kartun jew ta' l-injam mimlija b il ħ a mrij a jew

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b'materja1 ieħor bħal dan, sabiex ma jkunux jistgħu jt i r u biċċiet

jekk ikun hemm splużjoni qabel il-waqt.

n p e r su n a li jkollha l-liċenza biex t i s p a r a bombi jew murtali

·

g ħ a n dh a tagħmel dak kollu li hu me 11 t i e ġ biex issib u tn e ħ ħ i mill-inħawi

,

madwar il-post minn fejn ikun sar l-isparar, i l- b om b i u l-murtali li ma

jkunux ħadu j e w li ma jkunux splodew.

Ebda p;;rsuna li ma tkunx g ħ a l q � t l-eta ta' tmintax-i! sena jew

li ma j k o llhie x il-11ila u l e s p e r j e n z a ma tista' t i s p a r a xo għo l tan-nar jew

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t i t ħ a ll a f u q il-post fejn ikun qed isir l is p a r a r

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.

Ma j i s t g ħ u jiġu s p a rati ebda bombi ta' l-ajru f'xi jum li ma

j k u n x l ej l iet jew nhar festa jew okkażjoni oħra bħal din, u bejn i l 5

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p.m . u 1-11 p.m. t a ' dawk il-jiem

.

Il-mili u l-isparar ta' petards hu pprojbit.

15.

Any person who applies for a licence to discharge fireworks

Applicatio ns

to discharge

as provided for in section 24 of the Ordinance shall

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fireworks.

(a)

satisfy the Commissioner that the fireworks were manu-

factured in a licensed fireworks factory; and

produce a policy of insurance adequate1y covering any

(b)

c1aims arising from the death or personal il1jury of a third party or

from damage to third party's property that may be caused by any

exp10sion.

H.

No person sha11 discharge any rockets or bombs from any

Discharge

sites.

site unless

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(a) the site is the one a pp r o v ed for the purpose by a licence

issued under the Ordinance;

(b) the site is situated not 1ess than two hunjred metres

a\vay from an inhabited place; and

(c)

pipes suitable for the discharge of bombs and rockets are

used and effectively screened at the site by wooden boards, s:md­

bags, or cardboard or wooden boxes fi1led with soi1 or a simi1ar

materia1, so as to prevent the flying of fragments caused by a

premature explosion.

12. The person licensed to discharge b)mbs or rockets sha11 take

Removal of

unexploded

the necessary steps for the recovery and remon1 from the area around

bombs and

the site of discharge of all bombs and rockets which fai1 to ignite or

rockets

explode.

13. No person wl10 has not attained the age of ei:shteen yelrs or Persons who

who does not possess skill and experience Sll3.l1 be engaged in the dis- discharge

charge of fireworks or shal1 be suffered to be on the site where the fireworks.

firing takes place.

No airbombs shaH be discharged on any day other than the Times for

14. eve 01' the day of a festa or similar event, and between 5 p.m. and 11 discharging

airbombs.

p.m. 0 f suc h d ays.

Petards.

15. The loading and discharge of petards is prohibited.

16. ( l ) Whosoever commits an offence against these regu1ations Penalties.

shall on conviction be liable to the punishments 1aid dovlll in sections

31, 32 and 44 of the Ordinance.

The provisions of section 23A of the Criminal Code and Capo 12

(2)

of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1957 shal1 not app1y to offences Act. XII

of 1957

against these regulations.

1'7. Government Notice No. 207 of 1931 is hereby revoked with-

Revocation.

out prejudice to anything done or omitted to be done thereunder of to

any proceedings pending for an offence against any regu1ations con-

tained in such notice.

B

In-Notifh1cazzjoni tal-Gvern Nru 207 ta' 1-1931 hu b'dan revo­

k at bla ħsara għal kull imġa ii tkun saret jew li tkun naqset milli ssir

bis-saħħa tiegħu jew għal xi p r o ċ e d im e nt i p e nd e n t i għa l reat kontra xi

r e g o la m en t li ji n s a b f'dak l-avviż.