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The Safety of Sports Grounds (Association Football Grounds) (Designation) Order 1985

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1985 No. 1063

SPORTS GROUNDS AND SPORTING EVENTS

The Safety of Sports Grounds (Association Football Grounds) (Designation) Order 1985

Made

11th July 1985

Laid before Parliament

19th July 1985

Coming into Operation

9th August 1985

In exercise of the powers conferred upon me by section 1(1) of the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975, and after such consultation as is mentioned in section 18(4) of that Act, I hereby make the following Order:—

1.  This Order may be cited as the Safety of Sports Grounds (Association Football Grounds) (Designation) Order 1985 and shall come into operation on 9th August 1985.

2.  The sports stadia specified in the Schedule to this Order (being stadia each of which in the opinion of the Secretary of State has accommodation for more than 10,000 spectators) are hereby designated as stadia requiring safety certificates under the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975.

Leon Brittan

One of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State

Home Office

11th July 1985

SCHEDULE

Address of StadiumOccupier of Stadium

Dean Court Ground

Bournemouth

A.F.C. Bournemouth Ltd.

Recreation Ground

High Street

Aldershot

Aldershot Football Club Ltd.

Bloomfield Road Ground

Blackpool

Blackpool Football Club Ltd.

Valley Parade Ground

Bradford

Bradford City Football Club Ltd.

Griffin Park

Braemar Road

Brentford

Brentford Football Club Ltd.

Gigg Lane

Bury

Bury Football Club Ltd.

The Stadium

Sealand Road

Chester

Chester City Football Club Ltd.

Recreation Ground

Chesterfield

Chesterfield Football Club Ltd.

Layer Road Ground

Colchester

Colchester United Football Club Ltd.

Football Ground

Gresty Road

Crewe

Crewe Alexandra Football Club Ltd.

Feethams Ground

Darlington

Darlington Football Club Ltd.

Belle Vue Ground

Doncaster

Doncaster Rovers Football Club Ltd.

St James Park

Exeter

Exeter City Football Club Ltd.

Priestfield Stadium

Gillingham

Gillingham Football Club Ltd.

Shay Ground

Halifax

Halifax Town Association Football Club Ltd.

Victoria Ground

Scarborough Street

Hartlepool

Hartlepool Football Club Ltd.

Edgar Street

Hereford

Hereford United Football Club Ltd.

Boothferry Park

Hull

Hull City Association Football Club Ltd.

Sincil Bank

Lincoln

Lincoln City Football Club Ltd.

Field Mill Ground

Quarry Lane

Mansfield

Mansfield Town Football Club Ltd.

The Den

Cold Blow Lane

London

Millwall Football Club Ltd.

Somerton Park

Newport

Newport County Football Club Ltd.

County Ground

Abington Avenue

Northampton

Northampton Town Football Club Ltd.

London Road Ground

Peterborough

Peterborough United Football Club Ltd.

Home Park

Plymouth

Plymouth Argyle Football Club Ltd.

Vale Park

Burslem

Stoke-on-Trent

Port Vale Football Club Ltd.

Elm Park

Norfolk Road

Reading

Reading Football Club Ltd.

Spotland

Willbutts Lane

Rochdale

Rochdale Football Club Ltd.

Old Show Ground

Scunthorpe

South Humberside

Scunthorpe United Football Club Ltd.

Roots Hall Football Ground

Victoria Avenue

Southend-on-Sea

Southend United Football Club Ltd.

Edgeley Park

Hardcastle Road

Stockport

Stockport County Football Club Ltd.

County Ground

Swindon

Swindon Town Football Club Ltd.

Prenton Park

Prenton Road West

Birkenhead

Tranmere Rovers Football Club Ltd.

Fellows Park

Walsall

Walsall Football Club Ltd.

Springfield Park

Wigan

Wigan Athletic Football Club Ltd.

Bootham Crescent

York

York City Football Club Ltd.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

By this Order the Secretary of State designates the sports stadia set out in the Schedule to it as stadia requiring safety certificates under the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975.

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