Knightswood Community Council are holding a consultation to gauge community support for the area to become a Fireworks Control Zone in November and New Year.

https://forms.gle/VghhmCYutwdxyuqX7

If there is a successful application then discharging fireworks in the area would be a criminal offence

About FCZs

The Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Act 2022 gives councils a new discretionary power to introduce Firework Control Zones.

On 22 June 2023, the Scottish Government issued Guidance on Firework Control Zones for Local Authorities.

Glasgow City Council will oversee the process which will facilitate the designation of Firework Control Zones within the City.  The introduction of these new measures are not intended to cover the whole local authority area as a FCZ and are part of a suite of measures to tackle firework issues.

Information on other measures can be found at Business Companion Fireworks

The Fireworks (Scotland) Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2021 brought in restrictions regarding the times when fireworks can be purchased by the public (7am – 6pm) together with a limit of 5kg net explosive mass (NEM) in any single transaction. This is currently restricted to four periods in the year – Bonfire/Fireworks Season, New Year, Chinese New Year and Diwali.  

The Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Act 2022 will at a future point, decided by Scottish Government, further restrict the dates of sale/supply to the public, together with restrictions on the days of use.

It is a criminal offence for a member of the public to ignite a firework, (except F1 Fireworks e.g. sparklers), within a FCZ within the Glasgow City Council boundary, this includes private property such as a garden.

It is also an offence to fire a firework into the boundaries of a zone; or to knowingly or recklessly throw or cast a lit firework into a zone.

These offences are enforced by Police Scotland and apply on all days that the FCZ has effect, unless the designation specifies particular days on which the FCZ is to operate, in which case the FCZ applies on these days only.