Fireworks Regulations

Regulation

Registration: R-033-2003
Source: Unofficial consolidation PDF (justice.gov.nt.ca)
Under: Fire Prevention Act

This is an unofficial reading copy parsed from the Department of Justice consolidation PDF above — itself an office consolidation, not an official statement of the law. The authoritative text is in the Revised Statutes of the Northwest Territories, 1988 and the annual Statutes volumes.

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The Commissioner, on the recommendation of the Minister, under section 23 of the Fire Prevention Act and every enabling power, makes the Fireworks Regulations.

In these regulations, "fireworks" means any substance, combination of substances or article prepared for the purpose of producing a visible or audible effect of combustion, explosion, deflagration or detonation and used for recreation or amusement, and includes cannon crackers, fire crackers, cherry bombs, showers, fountains, golden rain, lawn lights, pin wheels, roman candles, volcanoes, sparklers, rockets, serpents, shells, bomb shells, tourbillions, maroons, bouquets, barrages, bombardos, waterfalls, batteries, mines, illuminations, set pieces and pigeons. (pièces pyrotechniques)

Except as authorized by these regulations, no person shall sell, offer for sale, give, purchase, possess, store or set off fireworks.

(1) A person who wishes to sell, offer for sale, give, purchase, possess, store or set off fireworks shall apply to the Fire Marshal for written authorization.

(2) An application under subsection (1) must set out

(a) the number and type of fireworks in respect of which the application is made; and

(b) in the case of an application to set off fireworks, the time and place of the proposed display.

(3) Where an application is made under subsection (1), the Fire Marshal may request other relevant information and the applicant shall provide the requested information in writing.

(4) Where an application is made under subsection

(1) and the Fire Marshal is of the opinion that the proposed sale, offer for sale, gift, purchase, possession, storage or display would not endanger public safety, the Fire Marshal may

(a) in writing, authorize the applicant to sell, offer for sale, give, purchase, possess, store or set off the fireworks described in the application; or

(b) instruct the Deputy Fire Marshal, Assistant Fire Marshal or the local assistant for the municipality in which the fireworks are to be sold, offered for sale, given, purchased, possessed or stored or in which the display of fireworks is to be conducted to give the written authorization.

(5) The Fire Marshal, Deputy Fire Marshal, Assistant Fire Marshal or a local assistant may attach conditions to an authorization given under subsection (4).

These regulations apply according to the terms set out in these regulations before they are published in the Northwest Territories Gazette.

The Fireworks Regulations, R.R.N.W.T. 1990, c.F-13, are repealed.

These regulations come into force June 16, 2003.