Statutory Instruments
SPORTS GROUNDS AND SPORTING EVENTS
Made
22nd June 1994
Laid before Parliament
24th June 1994
Coming into force
15th July 1994
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) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consulting the Football Licensing Authority, hereby makes the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as the Football Spectators (Seating) Order 1994 and shall come into force on 15th July 1994.
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 to any of the premises specified in column (1) of Schedule 1 hereto and further identified, where appropriate, in column (2) of that Schedule by the name of the football club of which they are the home ground, it shall include a condition imposing the requirements, as respects the seating of spectators at designated football matches(2) at the said premises, specified in Schedule 2 hereto.
Peter Brooke
Secretary of State for National Heritage
22nd June 1994
Article 2(2)
| (1) | (2) |
|---|---|
| Address | The Home Ground of |
| Arsenal Stadium, Avenell Road, Highbury, London, N5 1BU | Arsenal |
| Villa Park, Trinity Road, Birmingham, B6 6HE | Aston Villa |
| Oakwell Ground, Grove Street, Barnsley, S71 1ET | Barnsley |
| Ewood Park, Blackburn, BB2 4JF | Blackburn Rovers |
| Ashton Gate, Winterstoke Road, Ashton Road, Bristol, BS3 2EJ | Bristol City |
| The Valley, Floyd Road, Charlton, London, SE7 8BL | Charlton Athletic |
| Stamford Bridge, Fulham Road, London, SW6 1HS | Chelsea |
| Highfield Road Stadium, King Richard Street, Coventry, CV2 4FW | Coventry City |
| Selhurst Park Stadium, London, SE25 6PU | Crystal Palace, Wimbledon |
| Goodison Park, Goodison Road, Liverpool, L4 4EL | Everton |
| Portman Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 2DA | Ipswich Town |
| Elland Road, Leeds, LS11 0ES | Leeds United |
| City Stadium, Filbert Street, Leicester, LE2 7FL | Leicester City |
| Anfield Road, Liverpool, L4 0TH | Liverpool |
| Kenilworth Road Stadium, 1 Maple Road, Luton, LU4 8AW | Luton Town |
| Maine Road, Moss Side, Manchester, M14 7WN | Manchester City |
| Old Trafford, Warwick Road North, Manchester, M16 0RA | Manchester United |
| New Den, Zampa Road, London, SE16 3LN | Millwall |
| Carrow Road, Norwich, NR1 1JE | Norwich City |
| Meadow Lane, Nottingham, NG2 3HJ | Notts County |
| City Ground, Nottingham, NG2 5FJ | Nottingham Forest |
| Boundary Park, Oldham, OL1 2PA | Oldham Athletic |
| Rangers Stadium, South Africa Road, London, W12 7PA | Queen’s Park Rangers |
| Bramall Lane, Sheffield, S2 4SU | Sheffield United |
| Hillsborough, Sheffield, S6 1SW | Sheffield Wednesday |
| The Dell, Milton Road, Southampton, SO9 4XX | Southampton |
| Roots Hall, Victoria Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6NQ | Southend United |
| County Ground, Swindon, SN1 2ED | Swindon Town |
| White Hart Lane, 748 High Road, Tottenham, London, N17 0AP | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Prenton Park, Prenton Road West, Birkenhead, L42 9PN | Tranmere Rovers |
| Vicarage Road Stadium, Watford, WD1 8ER | Watford |
| Boleyn Ground, Green Street, Upton Park, London, E13 9AZ | West Ham United |
| Molineux Stadium, Waterloo Road, Wolverhampton, WV1 4QR | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Wembley Stadium, Wembley, HA9 0DW | — |
| The National Stadium, Cardiff Arms Park, Westgate Street, Cardiff, CF1 1JL | — |
Article 2(2)
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.
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order directs the Football Licensing Authority to include in any licence to admit spectators (defined in section 1(7) of the Football Spectators Act 1989 (“the Act”)) to Wembley Stadium, the National Stadium in Cardiff (“Cardiff Arms Park”) or the football grounds, all in England, also listed in Schedule 1, a condition imposing requirements specified in Schedule 2 as respects the seating of spectators at designated football matches at those premises. “Designated football matches” are those association football matches designated by the Secretary of State, under powers conferred by section 1(2) of the Act, 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 listed in Schedule 1 to this Order.
Designated football match is defined in section 1(2) of the Football Spectators Act 1989 and S.I. 1993/1691.