MSP's have voted in new legislation in Holyrood bringing in restrictions on the sale and use of fireworks, despite concerns that it could create a "black market" for pyrotechnics.
Community safety minister Ash Regan insisted changes in the Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles ( Scotland ) Bill would play a "key part in reducing the harm, the distress and the injury" that can be caused.
However Conservative justice spokesman Jamie Greene raised concerns that by creating a licensing scheme and limiting the number of days when fireworks can be sold, the Bill - which was passed by by 84 votes to zero with 25 abstentions - could lead to stockpiling and the creation of a black market.
