wrote on Jul 26^th, 2014 at 3:01pm:

The reason that licences aren't granted between July and October is because it's too flipping dangerous to have a fire, so just don't have one.

This - it is not too difficult to understand.

Brick built BBQ's 'should' have a chimney on them so that sparks do not go flying everywhere, according to a friendly 'urbano' I once asked.

Makes sense to me.