The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 1999

Statutory Instruments

1999 No. 1926

SPORTS GROUNDS AND SPORTING EVENTS

The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 1999

Made

6th July 1999

Laid before Parliament

7th July 1999

Coming into force

31st July 1999

The Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 11(1) to (3) of the Football Spectators Act 1989(1), after consulting the Football Licensing Authority, hereby makes the following Order:–

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Football Spectators (Seating) Order 1999 and shall come into force on 31st July 1999.

Direction

2.—(1) The Secretary of State hereby directs the Football Licensing Authority as set out in paragraph (2) below.

(2) When granting any licence to admit spectators(2) to the premises specified in column (1) of Schedule 1 hereto and further identified in column (2) of that Schedule by the name of the football club of which it is the home ground, it shall include a condition imposing the requirements, as respects the seating of spectators at designated football matches(3) at the said premises, specified in Schedule 2 hereto.

Chris Smith

Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

6th July 1999

Article 2(2)

SCHEDULE 1 Premises in respect of which a condition imposing requirements as respects the seating of spectators at designated football matches shall be imposed.

(1)	(2)
The Stadium at	The Home Ground of
Bradford City Football Club Valley Parade Bradford BD8 7DY	Bradford City

Article 2(2)

SCHEDULE 2 Requirements to be imposed

1.  Only seated accommodation shall be provided for spectators at a designated football match.

2.  Spectators shall only be admitted to watch a designated football match from seated accommodation.

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order directs the Football Licensing Authority to include in any licence to admit spectators to the football ground specified in Schedule 1 a condition imposing requirements specified in Schedule 2 as respects the seating of spectators at designated football matches at that premises. “Designated football matches” are those association football matches designated by the Secretary of State, under the powers conferred by section 1(2) of the Football Spectators Act 1989, in the Football Spectators (Designation of Football Matches in England and Wales) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/1691) and they include all association football matches played at the premises specified in Schedule 1 to this Order.

The Football Licensing Authority is already required to include a condition imposing seating requirements in licences granted in respect of the premises listed in Schedule 1 to the Football Spectators (Seating) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/1666), the Football Spectators (Seating) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/1706), the Football Spectators (Seating) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1706), the Football Spectators (Seating) Order 1997 (S.I. 1997/1677) and the Football Spectators (Seating) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/1599).

(1)

1989 c. 37.

(2)

A “licence to admit spectators” is defined in section 1(7) of the Football Spectators Act 1989.

(3)

“Designated football match” is defined in section 1(2) of the Football Spectators Act 1989 and S.I. 1993/1691.