Fireworks regulations - impact: case studies

Countries included 

Individual case studies are included for each of the following: Australia (states and territories), Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. 

In October 2019 the Scottish Government published Fireworks legislation and impacts: international evidence review, which considered the regulations on the sale and use of fireworks in a number of countries. From the evidence review, it emerged that the regulations adopted in these seven areas were most aligned with the legislative options being considered by the Fireworks Review Group.