Authority for the Interior and Sport

Apply for permission to test and demonstrate theatrical fireworks

Prerequisites

• You are of legal age.
• For effects of category T1: no further requirements.
• For effects of category T2: You have a permit or are in possession of a certificate of competence

Documents required

• If applicable: certificate of competence
• Where applicable: permission

Please note

Deadlines

Permission must be requested at least 2 weeks prior to the date of the stage performance.

Procedure

If you want to apply for the permit online:

• You access the online service.
• You can continue without registering again; you can also register using the Business service account. Your company data can then be automatically transferred from the service account to the online application after your initial registration.
• You fill out all mandatory and optional fields and upload any necessary documents.
• The remaining procedural steps correspond to the written procedure.

If you want to apply for approval in writing:

• You submit your application to the responsible authority.
• The responsible authority will formally examine your application and, if necessary, request any missing documents from you.
• The responsible authority will check whether your application is eligible for approval (approval of pyrotechnicians, effect devices, distances, etc.).
• If the application and the submitted documents fail the review, the responsible body will speak to the pyrotechnician and the applicant about any necessary changes.
• If the test is passed, the responsible body will arrange an appointment to test the pyrotechnic effects and/or fire-hazardous actions in the presence of the pyrotechnician.
• The competent authority grants you approval subject to conditions.
• The effects are tested and the responsible authority draws up an acceptance report on site. The approval has now been fully granted.

Processing time

Processing takes at least 14 days, depending on the complexity.

Fees

The costs vary depending on the amount of work involved:

• 53.00 EUR per half hour of activity (including travel time, office working time, on-site acceptance)


• Travel allowance: 8.10 EUR

Legal remedies

contradiction

Legal basis

Section 23 paragraph 6 First Ordinance on the Explosives Act (1. SprengV)

www.gesetze-im-internet.de/sprengv_1/__23.html


§ 35 Ordinance on the construction and operation of places of assembly (Places of assembly Ordinance - VStättVO)

www.landesrecht-hamburg.de/bsha/document/jlr-VSt%C3%A4ttVHAV1P35[SF1]