2008 No. 379
SPORTS GROUNDS AND SPORTING EVENTS
The Sports Grounds and Sporting Events (Designation) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2008
Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 18 of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 19951 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
Citation and commencement1.
This Order may be cited as the Sports Grounds and Sporting Events (Designation) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2008 and comes into force on 12th December 2008.
Amendment of designation of sports grounds2.
In Part I of Schedule 1 (sports grounds) to the Sports Grounds and Sporting Events (Designation) (Scotland) Order 20042–
(a)
after the entry for Forthbank Stadium, insert–
“Galabank
Annan”; and
(b)
omit the entry for Raydale Park, Gretna.
S MAXWELL
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Sports Grounds and Sporting Events (Designation) (Scotland) Order 2004 by designating Galabank, Annan as a sports ground for the purposes of Part II of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 (sporting events: control of alcohol etc.). The Order also removes the designation of Raydale Park, Gretna. The amendments reflect changes to football clubs which are members of the Scottish Football League and the location of association football matches in that league.