2. The sports ground specified in the Schedule to this Order, 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(1),
is designated as a sports ground requiring a safety certificate under the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975.
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 the 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.