Provisions of the Shenzhen Special Zone on the Prohibition of Selling and Setting off Fireworks

Provisions of the Shenzhen Special Zone on the Prohibition of Selling and Setting off Fireworks


Provisions of the Shenzhen Special Zone on the Prohibition of Selling and Setting off Fireworks

Order of Shenzhen Municipal People's Government No. 21

January 29, 1994

Article 1 In order to further strengthen the strict administration of fireworks and guarantee the safety of people's lives and property, these rules are hereby formulated according to the related rules of Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Control of Explosive Goods for Civilian Use and in the light of the practical conditions of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone (hereinafter referred to as the Special Zone).

Article 2 Except the firework evening parties for grand celebrations and ceremonies approved by the municipal people's government, all other units or individuals in the Special Zone shall not be allowed to set off fireworks within the Special Zone.

Article 3 The sponsoring unit which has been entrusted with holding a firework evening party by the municipal people's government shall report its plan of setting off fireworks (including the place, the description and amount of fireworks, the surrounding environment and security measures) to the municipal people's government for examination and approval before setting off fireworks.

Article 4 Any unit or individual shall not manufacture and reproduce various kinds of fireworks and firecrackers on their own, and shall not ship the fireworks and firecrackers from the other places into the Special Zone without authorization either.

Article 5 If the fireworks are those to be provided for a firework evening party or to be exported from the Special Zone, the sponsoring unit shall file an application report to the municipal people's government, bring the approved report to the municipal bureau of public security to go through the formalities for the permits of fireworks purchase and shipment, and then be allowed to ship the fireworks and firecrackers into the Special Zone, and the passage shall be granted after the second line checkpoint of the Special Zone has verified the permits.

Article 6 If a unit or a individual has violated these rules, the fireworks shall be confiscated, a fine of 2,000 RMB shall be imposed on the directly responsible person of the unit and the doer according to the circumstances, and an administrative detention of less than 15 days may be imposed according to Article 19 of Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Penalties for the Violation of Public Security Administration.
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