Event Health & Safety News - Police & Crime Act 2017

POLICE AND CRIME ACT 2017
The recently revised Policing and Crime Act 2017 now makes it illegal for individuals to carry pyrotechnic articles at music events, namely, festivals.
“Section 134 – Possession of pyrotechnic articles at musical events”, now states: “(1) It is an offence for a person to have a pyrotechnic article in his or her possession at any time when the person is (a) at a place where a qualifying musical event is being held, or (b) at any other place that is being used by a person responsible for the organisation of a qualifying musical event for the purpose of (i) regulating entry to, or departure from, the event or (ii) providing sleeping or other facilities for those attending the event.”

The act also states that this doesn’t apply to the event organisers who may still provide organised firework and pyrotechnic displays at their events as part of the organised entertainment. The new legislation follows complaints from festival attendees and organisers that disruptive behaviour revolving pyrotechnics was a problem at festivals.

Source: Chris Hannam, Stagesafe Newsletter April 2017

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