An administrative error by Glasgow City Council has halted a planned ban on fireworks in a Southside neighbourhood. <br /><br />They had intended on introducing a Fireworks Control Zone in the Pollokshields area which has faced the most serious firework-related antisocial behaviour in the past, from the 1 to 10 November covering public and private spaces. <br /><br />However, the local authorities missed a crucial deadline in the implementation. <br /><br />A notification should have been issued 60 days before it was due to come into force, but they only submitted it on 9 September, meaning it was too late. <br /><br />The council have expressed their apologies to the public and said the zone will now be deferred to next year. <br /><br />The zone is not legally enforceable for 2024. <br /><br />The Scottish Government gave councils the power to designate these zones in 2022 following a major riot in Dundee.
