Use fireworks between 5pm and midnight on Diwali

You can use fireworks from 5pm to midnight on Diwali on Tuesday.

This has been confirmed by the Mineral Resources Department.

You must be 18 years of age to purchase fireworks.

Fireworks retailers are not allowed to sell or supply fireworks to a person who is under the age of 18. According to the Explosives Act 1937, no one is permitted to use or discharge fireworks except during the permitted hours, being 5pm to 10pm.

The Act also states no person under the age of 18 years is permitted to purchase fireworks.

It further states no homemade fireworks are to be manufactured, possessed or used at any time and failure to abide by these provisions will result in immediate confiscation of items and charges will be laid for breaching the Act.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Commerce, Trade, Tourism and Transport says they are working together with the Mineral Resources Department to conduct joint inspections until Diwali to ensure retailers and traders are complying with mandatory fireworks labelling requirements and are selling permitted fireworks.

Traders must have a licence to sell fireworks obtained from the Mineral Resources Department, they must sell permitted fireworks, provide proper instructions for its use and all information must be in English.