Control of Fireworks and other Explosives

- REVIEWED -

JUSTICE UNIT

MINISTRY FOR

JUSTICE,

CULTURE & LOCAL

Minister for Home Affairs and

Prime Minister

GOVERNMENT

National Security

L.N. 205 of 2014

EXPLOSIVES ORDINANCE

(CAP. 33)

Control of Fireworks and other Explosives

(Amendment) Regulations, 2014

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 22 of the

Explosives Ordinance, the Minister for Home Affairs and National

Security has made the following regulations:-

(1) The title of these regulations is the Control of

Fireworks and other Explosives (Amendment) Regulations, 2014, and

these regulations shall be read and construed as one with the Control

of Fireworks and other Explosives Regulations, hereinafter referred

to as "the principal regulations".

(2) The provisions of regulation 6 shall come into force on the

1st October 2014.

In the definition "fireworks factory" in regulation 2 of the

principal regulations, for the words "the boundary walls" there shall

be substituted the words "the boundaries".

Regulation 4 of the principal regulations shall be amended

as follows

(a)

in sub-regulation (3A) thereof, for the words "who

attend a course" there shall be substituted the words "who apply

to attend a course";

(b) in sub-regulation (7) thereof, for the words "every

two years" there shall be substituted the words "every five

years"; and

(c)

sub-regulation (8) thereof shall be amended as

follows

(i) for the words "once every two years:" there

shall be substituted the words "once every five years."; and

(ii) the proviso thereto shall be deleted.

In paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (1) of regulation 6A of Amends

the principal regulations for the words "the Register in regulation 22" regulation

the principal

there shall be substituted the words "the Register provided for in regulations.

regulation 22".

Regulation 7 of the principal regulations shall be amended Amends

regulation 7 of

as follows

the principal

regulations.

(a)

in sub-regulation (1) thereof, for the words "of a

licence "A" or "B" ", there shall be substituted the words "of a

licence "A", "B" or "D" "; and

(b) in sub-regulation (2) thereof, for the words "at a

distance of two hundred metres" there shall be substituted the

words "at a safe distance".

Regulation 8 of the principal regulations shall be amended Amends

regulation 8 of

as follows

the principal

regulations.

(a)

in paragraphs (a) and (b) thereof, for the words

"chlorate of potash", wherever they occur, there shall be

substituted the words "potassium chlorate"; and

(b) in paragraph (d) thereof, the words "ammonium

perchlorate." there shall be substituted the words "ammonium

perchlorate;" and immediately thereafter there shall be added

the following new paragraphs

"(e) an admixture of potassium chlorate

and metals in any flash composition;

(f)

an admixture of potassium chlorate

and charcoal (H3)

Provided that, with reference to paragraph (e), the

use of potassium chlorate in flash mixtures shall be

prohibited."

In regulation 9 of the principal regulations for the words Amends

"electric otherwise" there shall be substituted the words "electric or regulation

the principal

otherwise".

regulations.

Regulation 10 of the principal regulations shall be

substituted by the following

"10. (1) No material other than paper and cardboard shall

be used as casing for ground, rooftop or terrace fireworks.

(2) No material other than paper and cardboard shall be

used as casing for aerial fireworks, which exceed 9.5

centimetres in length and 9.5 centimetres in diameter.

(3) In all cases the use of any kind of metallic casings

shall be prohibited.".

In paragraph (c) of regulation 12 of the principal

regulations, immediately after the words "during discharge of

fireworks" there shall be added the words "which policy of insurance

shall be for an amount of not less than EUR 300,000".

In sub-regulation (1) of regulation 12A of the principal

regulations, for the words "stipulated in regulation 12" there shall be

substituted the words "stipulated in regulation 12, excluding

paragraph (c) thereof,".

In sub-regulation (1) of regulation 19 of the principal

regulations, immediately after the words "of the chemical analysis of

the explosives.", there shall be added the following

"The said declaration or the said certificate shall also

confirm that the precursors to be used comply with the purity

levels required under the laws of Malta.".

In regulation 21 of the principal regulations, for the words

"in a quantity exceeding 1150kg" there shall be substituted the words

"in a quantity exceeding 1000Kg and potassium nitrate in a quantity

exceeding 3200Kg".

Sub-regulation (1) of regulation 22 of the principal

regulations shall be amended as follows

(a)

for the words "the quantity and nature of", there

shall be substituted the words "the quantity of"; and

(b) paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) thereof shall be

substituted by the following

"(a) potassium nitrate acquired and the amount of

blackpowder produced on a yearly basis; and

(b)

potassium perchlorate acquired and the

amount of flash produced on a yearly basis; and

(c) the amount of potassium chlorate acquired

and the amount of star composition produced on a yearly

basis.".

Immediately after regulation 22 of the principal Adds new

regulation 23 to

regulations, there shall be added the following new regulation

the principal

regulations.

Whenever waste or side products

" Disposal of

waste paper,

such as waste paper, cardboard or other similar

cardboard or

waste are to be disposed of at a fireworks

similar waste.

complex, the licensee, or a licence "A" holder

shall inform the divisional Police in advance of

such disposal for the purpose of enabling the

avoidance of unnecessary alarm.".

15. In sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph 6 of the First Schedule Amends the

to the principal regulations, for the words "of the event." there shall First

to the principal

be substituted the words "of the event:" and immediately thereafter regulations.

there shall be added the following proviso

"Provided that, in the case of applications for the discharge

of permitted rooftop or terrace fireworks, such applications may

be submitted up to fourteen days before the discharge.".

16. The Second Schedule to the principal regulations shall be Amends the

Second

amended as follows

Schedule to the

principal

regulations.

(a)

in paragraph (d) of Section B thereof, immediately

after the word "diameter" there shall be added the words "as

well as the item known as Chinese Cake, provided that this is up

to a maximum diameter of 3cms";

(b)

Section D thereof shall be amended as follows

(i) in paragraph (a) thereof, for the words

"discharged from 60 metres" there shall be substituted the

words "discharged from at least 60 metres";

(ii) in paragraph (c) thereof, for the words "from

150 metres" there shall be substituted the words "from at

least 150 metres", and for the words "beraq u sfafar)."

there shall be substituted the words "beraq u sfafar), all not

exceeding 7.6 cm in diameter and in length, as well as

single break and single shot shells (excluding maroons) up

to a maximum width and height of 15cms not arranged as a

battery.";

(iii) in paragraph (d) thereof, for the words "from

200 metres" there shall be substituted the words "from at

least 200 metres"; and

(iv) immediately after paragraph (d) thereof, there

shall be added the following new paragraph

"(e) Rooftop and terrace fireworks may be

let off from the distances stipulated in paragraphs

(a) to (d).".

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