Sports Grounds Safety Authority Act 2011

Section 6

SCHEDULE 2 Consequential amendments

Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (c. 13)

1 In Schedule 2 to the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (departments etc. subject to investigation), omit the entry relating to the Football Licensing Authority and insert at the appropriate place—

• “Sports Grounds Safety Authority.”

Superannuation Act 1972 (c. 11)

2 In Schedule 1 to the Superannuation Act 1972 (kinds of employment etc. referred to in section 1), for “Football Licensing Authority” (in both places) substitute “Sports Grounds Safety Authority”.

House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)

3 In Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (other disqualifying offices), omit the entry relating to the Chairman of the Football Licensing Authority and insert at the appropriate place—

• “Person appointed to chair the Sports Grounds Safety Authority.”

Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 25)

4 In Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 (bodies of which all members are disqualified), omit the entry relating to the Football Licensing Authority and insert at the appropriate place—

• “The Sports Grounds Safety Authority.”

Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975 (c. 52)

5 In section 5(3) of the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975 (appeals against terms and conditions of safety certificates), for “Football Licensing Authority” substitute “Sports Grounds Safety Authority”.

Race Relations Act 1976 (c. 74)

6 In Part 5 of Schedule 1A to the Race Relations Act 1976 (bodies and other persons added on 3 October 2006)—

(a) omit the entry relating to the Football Licensing Authority, and

(b) after the entry relating to the Pensions Regulator insert—

• “The Sports Grounds Safety Authority.”

Football Spectators Act 1989 (c. 37)

7 (1) In section 1 of the Football Spectators Act 1989 (interpretation etc.), after subsection (6) insert—

“(6A) In this Part “the licensing authority” means the Sports Grounds Safety Authority (see Part 1 of the Sports Grounds Safety Authority Act 2011).”

(2) Omit—

(a) section 8,

(b) in section 27(6), “, except paragraph 14 of Schedule 2,” and

(c) Schedule 2.

Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36)

8 In Schedule 1 to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (bodies etc. which are “public authorities” for the purposes of the Act), in Part 6, omit the entry relating to the Football Licensing Authority and insert at the appropriate place—

• “The Sports Grounds Safety Authority.”

Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008 (c. 13)

9 In Schedule 5 to the Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008 (designated regulators), omit the entry relating to the Football Licensing Authority and insert at the appropriate place—

• “The Sports Grounds Safety Authority.”

General

10 Any reference in any other enactment or in any instrument or document to the Football Licensing Authority is to be read, in relation to any time after the commencement of section 1, as a reference to the Sports Grounds Safety Authority.