Statutory Instruments
Sports Grounds And Sporting Events, England And Wales
Made
22nd June 2010
Laid before Parliament
24th June 2010
Coming into force
19th July 2010
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1(1) of the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975(1). In accordance with section 18(4) of that Act he has consulted with such persons and bodies as appear to him to be requisite.
1. This Order may be cited as the Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (No.2) Order 2010 and comes into force on 19th July 2010.
2. The sports grounds specified in the Schedule to this Order, each being a sports ground—
(a)at which association football matches are played;
(b)which is occupied by a club which is a member of the Football League Limited; and
(c)which, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, has accommodation for more than 5,000 spectators(2)
are each designated as a sports ground requiring a safety certificate under the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975.
Hugh Robertson
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
22nd June 2010
Article 2
| Sports Ground | Occupier of Sports Ground |
|---|---|
Globe Arena Christie Way Westgate Morecambe LA4 4TB | Morecambe Football Club Limited |
b2net Stadium 1866 Sheffield Road Chesterfield S41 8NZ | CFC 2001 Ltd (trading as Chesterfield Football Club) |
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order designates the Globe Arena, occupied by Morecambe Football Club Limited, and the b2net Stadium, occupied by CFC 2001 Ltd (trading as Chesterfield Football Club), as sports grounds requiring a safety certificate under the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument.
1975 c.52; section 1 was amended by section 20 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Fire Safety and Safety of Places of Sport Act 1987 (c.27).
The Safety of Sports Grounds (Accommodation of Spectators) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/499) substituted the number 5,000 for the number specified in section 1(1) of Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975 in respect of a sports ground at which association football matches are played and which is occupied by a club which is a member of either the Football League Limited or the Football Association Premier League Limited.