The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 2008

Statutory Instruments

2008 No. 1749

Sports Grounds And Sporting Events, England And Wales

The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 2008

Made

30th June 2008

Laid before Parliament

3rd July 2008

Coming into force

25th July 2008

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 11 of the Football Spectators Act 1989(1). In accordance with section 11(4) of that Act he has consulted with the Football Licensing Authority.

Citation and Commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Football Spectators (Seating) Order 2008 and shall come into force on 25th July 2008.

Direction

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

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

Andy Burnham

Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

30th June 2008

Article 2(2)

SCHEDULE 1 Premises in respect of which a condition imposing requirements about the seating of spectators at designated football matches must be imposed

(1) Address of the premises	(2) Football club of which the premises are the home ground
The Liberty Stadium Morfa Swansea SA1 2FA	Swansea City Association Football Club
Keepmoat Stadium Stadium Way Doncaster Lakeside Doncaster DN4 5JB	Doncaster Rovers Football Club
Don Valley Stadium Worksop Road Sheffield South Yorkshire S9 3TL	Rotherham United Football Club

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 Liberty Stadium, Swansea; the Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster; and the Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield, a condition imposing the requirements that only seated accommodation is to be provided for spectators at a designated football match and that spectators shall only be admitted to watch such a match from seated accommodation. In order to admit spectators to a designated football match, which would include any association football match played at those grounds, a licence is required under the Football Spectators Act 1989.

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this Order.

(1)

1989 c.37.

(2)

See section 1(7) of the Football Spectators Act 1989.

(3)

See section 1(2) of the Football Spectators Act 1989 and the Football Spectators (Designation of Football Matches in England and Wales) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/3331).