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South Lanarkshire TS are conducting test purchases to ensure firework safety
Posted 30 October 2024 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Consumer Goods and Services|Scotland
UPDATES: South Lanarkshire Trading Standards is checking all 34 registered firework sellers through covert test purchases, reinforcing Scotland’s rules on underage sales, legal selling hours and restricted seasonal sales periods.
In the lead-up to fireworks season, Trading Standards Officers in South Lanarkshire are visiting local retailers to ensure they are following rules designed to keep the public safe.
The team are undertaking covert test purchases in the 34 premises registered to sell fireworks across South Lanarkshire, working with volunteers between the ages of 16 and 18. The exercise is designed to boost...
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