6.—(1) If a council receives an application for a safety certificate for a designated sports ground in its district, it shall determine whether the applicant is a person likely to be in a position to prevent contravention of the terms and conditions of a certificate; and such a person is referred to in this Part as a “qualified person”.
(2) If the council determines that an applicant is a qualified person—
(a)where no general safety certificate for the sports ground is in operation, the council shall issue such a certificate for it to him; and
(b)where a general safety certificate for the sports ground is in operation, the council may issue a special safety certificate for it to him.
(3) The council shall—
(a)send a copy of an application for a safety certificate to the Chief Constable and the [F1Fire and Rescue Service Board] ; and
(b)consult each of them about the terms and conditions to be included in the certificate.
(4) The council may by notice require an applicant for a safety certificate to provide it within such reasonable time as it may specify in the notice with such information and such plans as it considers necessary to enable it to determine the terms and conditions which ought to be included in any certificate issued in response to his application.
(5) If an applicant for a safety certificate fails to comply with a requirement under paragraph (4) within the time specified by the council, or within such further time as it may allow, he shall be deemed to have withdrawn his application.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in art. 6 substituted (15.11.2010) by Fire and Rescue Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1254 (N.I. 9)), arts. 1(3), 63(1), Sch. 3 para. 27 (with arts. 49, 62); S.R. 2010/328, art. 2