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<p>Regulation 7 of the Fireworks Regulations 2004 prohibits the use of certain fireworks
at night other than on a permitted fireworks night or by a person employed by a local
authority putting on a fireworks display, national public celebration or a national
commemorative event. The Regulation defines ‘night hours’ as 11pm – 7am. All such
offences are initially prosecuted by the police under the Prosecution of Offences
Act 1985 (Specified Proceedings) Order 1999. The CPS only prosecutes cases where the
offence is contested or where the proceedings include more serious non-specified offences.</p><p>
</p><p>Records held by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) identify the number of
contested offences in which a prosecution commenced and reached a first hearing in
magistrates’ courts, rather than the number of successful prosecutions.</p><p> </p><p>During
the last two years the number of these offences, prosecuted by the CPS, was as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fireworks
Regulations 2004 and section 11(1) and (4) of the Fireworks Act 2003 { 7 }</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Data
Source: CPS Case Management Information System</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>There is no indication of the number of individual defendants prosecuted for
these offences or the final outcome of the prosecution proceeding or if the charged
offence was the substantive charge at the time of finalization.</p>
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