RETHINK PLEA ON FIREWORK LAWS
MSPs have demanded a rethink on plans to crack down on firework sales and unofficial displays.
A Scottish Government Bill would restrict shop sales to 37 days a year before events such as New Year,
BY REBECCA McCURDY Bonfire Night, Chinese New Year and Diwali.
The public would be banned from using them at other times.
Those setting them off would require training and a firework licence. But MSPs on the Scottish Parliament’s Criminal Justice Committee yesterday asked for “substantial changes” to be made to the Fireworks and Pyrotechnics Bill.
Convener Audrey Nicoll said: “We agree with the desire to address the misuse of fireworks and pyrotechnic devices.
“However, we have a few concerns about the workability of some of the proposals put forward.”