Enforce the law on fireworks now

The conditions are quite clear and states that without the written permission — within a specific time frame — from the authorities it is illegal to use or set off fireworks within any town which includes the cities and boroughs and “every part of the area within two miles of the boundaries of such city or of either of such boroughs, and also any place or area declared by the minister, by order, to be a town or to be deemed to be included within a town for the purpose of the said section.” It adds, “Any person who throws, casts, sets fire to, or lets of any fireworks into, in, or upon any street not being in any town, or into, in, or upon any place being within 60 feet of the centre of any such street, is liable to a fine of $400.” So here is a government ministry saying to citizens, and explaining the conditions under which fireworks and the like can legally be used, “to develop a culture of care for their neighbours and elderly” when in fact what it should be saying, in simple terms, is that it is illegal to use fireworks etc without written permission and supervision as specified in the Act and that the law will be enforced.

Is there any wonder that we find ourselves in the lawless state of affairs we are in today when the powers that be don’t seem able to implement a simple law to regulate the use of fireworks? C Peters via email