Our Fire Safety Team has put together this useful information ahead of Halloween.
Fireworks safety in Choice Properties.
If you want to buy, possess and use fireworks (except indoor fireworks and sparklers), in Northern Ireland you must have a valid fireworks licence.
No licence, no Fireworks.
See below link that will enable a licence to be applied for.
https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/.../application-category-f2...
Fireworks guidance:
• you must not possess, buy or use fireworks (except indoor fireworks and sparklers) unless you have a fireworks licence issued by the Department of Justice for Northern Consumer Council for Northern Ireland
• you must show your licence to the retailer when you buy your fireworks
• the fireworks packaging must be written in English
• fireworks must not be thrown or let off in a street or public place (other than a properly licensed public display)
• you should never buy or use fireworks which do not have the European standard CE marking printed on the box
• the general public must not buy or use Category F4 (professional use only) fireworks
You can find guidance about fireworks safety from the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) and on nidirect.
Fireworks offences carry a maximum fine of £5,000 or a three-month prison sentence, or both.
