District Department of Internal Affairs warns!!! Pyrotechnics!
As Christmas and New Year holidays approach, based on past experience, citizens and economic entities intensively acquire pyrotechnic products for their subsequent use or sale.
An analysis of the situation in the field of pyrotechnic product circulation indicates a sharp increase in their flow into the republic during the preparation and conduct of Christmas and New Year holidays.
The use of pyrotechnic products, as a rule, causes a negative reaction from citizens, their justified appeals to various authorities to take measures against those responsible and maintain proper public order, and leads to injuries, primarily among minors.
Every year, there are citizens who, circumventing the law, try to distribute pyrotechnic products of dubious origin in the district.
Illegal import, distribution, and, as a consequence, use of these pyrotechnics by our citizens, and most frighteningly, by children, is taking place.
The fact that minors are involved in the distribution of pyrotechnics is alarming, as illegal traders of dangerous items use them to avoid responsibility for violating established legal rules.
To identify and suppress illegal sales of pyrotechnic devices, including in markets and other public places, as well as to prevent their use by citizens, territorial internal affairs bodies, in cooperation with interested parties, annually conduct a set of preventive measures.
To identify and suppress the above-mentioned facts, the internal affairs bodies of Postavy district will conduct a set of preventive measures aimed at suppressing the illegal sale and use of pyrotechnic products from December 20, 2020, to January 10, 2021.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER
Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus dated August 11, 2020, No. 475 "On the circulation of pyrotechnic products" introduced a ban on wholesale and retail trade of pyrotechnic products (the ban on household pyrotechnic products of hazard class I – sparklers, party poppers, cake candles (cold fire fountains) is planned to be lifted).
With the approach of Christmas and New Year holidays, the demand for pyrotechnic products increases among citizens. In this regard, the use of pyrotechnic products in violation of the established procedure, as well as in places with mass gatherings of citizens, poses a real threat to the life and health of the population, and to citizens' property. Also, an increased incidence of injuries among citizens is observed due to their non-compliance with the rules for using pyrotechnic products.
Currently, administrative liability is provided for illegal sale, use, and transportation of pyrotechnic products by the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Belarus.
Regarding the transportation of pyrotechnic products by individuals, it is necessary to check for signs of an administrative offense under Article 13.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (Illegal entrepreneurial activity) in the actions of these persons.
When
using pyrotechnic products in public places, the actions
of offenders may be qualified under
Article 19.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (petty hooliganism).
If pyrotechnic products cause damage to life and health as a result of their use, criminal liability arises under various articles, depending on the circumstances and severity of the consequences.
As a rule, the use of pyrotechnic products causes a negative reaction from citizens, their justified appeals to various authorities to take measures against those responsible and maintain proper public order, and also leads to injuries, primarily among minors. Therefore, we would like to warn and also tell respected parents to exercise more careful control over their children on the eve of Christmas and New Year holidays.
Department of Law Enforcement and Prevention of Public Security Police of the Internal Affairs Department of Postavy District Executive Committee