2010 No. 199
Sports Grounds And Sporting Events

The Sports Grounds and Sporting Events (Designation) (Scotland) Order 2010

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) Order 2010 and comes into force on 10th June 2010.

Designation of Sports Grounds and Sporting Events2.

For the purposes of Part II of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 the following are designated:—

(a)

the sports grounds specified in Schedule 1 to this Order;

(b)

the classes of sporting events specified in Part I of Schedule 2 to this Order, at any of the sports grounds specified in Schedule 1 to this Order;

(c)

the classes of sporting events taking place outside Great Britain specified in Part II of Schedule 2 to this Order.

Revocation3.

The Orders specified in Schedule 3 to this Order are revoked.

Extent4.

This Order extends to Scotland except that article 2(c) also extends beyond Scotland but, where it does so, it so extends only as a matter of Scots Law.

SHONA ROBISON
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

SCHEDULE 1SPORTS GROUNDS

Article 2(a) and (b)

PART 1

Allan Park

Cove

Almondvale Stadium

Livingston

Balmoor Stadium

Peterhead

Bellslea Park

Fraserburgh

Borough Briggs

Elgin

Broadwood Stadium

Cumbernauld

Caledonian Stadium

Inverness

Cappielow Park

Greenock

Celtic Park

Glasgow

Central Park

Cowdenbeath

Christie Park

Huntly

Claggan Park

Fort William

Cliftonhill Stadium

Coatbridge

Dens Park Stadium

Dundee

Dudgeon Park

Brora

East End Park

Dunfermline

Easter Road Stadium

Edinburgh

Excelsior Stadium

Airdrie

The Falkirk Stadium

Falkirk

Firhill Stadium

Glasgow

Fir Park

Motherwell

Firs Park

Falkirk

Forthbank Stadium

Stirling

Galabank

Annan

Gayfield Park

Arbroath

Glebe Park

Brechin

Grant Park

Lossiemouth

Grant Street Park

Inverness

Hampden Park

Glasgow

Harlaw Park

Inverurie

Harmsworth Park

Wick

The Haughs

Turriff

Ibrox Stadium

Glasgow

Kynoch Stadium

Keith

Links Park Stadium

Montrose

McDiarmid Park

Perth

Mackessack Park

Rothes

Mosset Park

Forres

Murrayfield Stadium

Edinburgh

New Bayview Park

Methil

New Douglas Park

Hamilton

North Lodge Park

Pitmedden

Ochilview Park

Stenhousemuir

Palmerston Park

Dumfries

Pittodrie Stadium

Aberdeen

Princess Royal Park

Banff

Recreation Park

Alloa

Rugby Park

Kilmarnock

Seafield Park

Grantown-on-Spey

St Mirren Park

Paisley

Somerset Park

Ayr

Stair Park

Stranraer

Stark’s Park

Kirkcaldy

Station Park

Forfar

Station Park

Nairn

Strathclyde Homes Stadium

Dumbarton

Tannadice Park

Dundee

Tynecastle Stadium

Edinburgh

Victoria Park

Buckie

Victoria Park

Dingwall

SCHEDULE 2CLASSES OF SPORTING EVENTS

Article 2(b) and (c)

PART I

1.

Association football matches in the Scottish Premier League.

2.

Association football matches in the Scottish Football League.

3.

Association football matches in the Scottish Highland Football League.

4.

Association football matches in the competition for—

(a)

the Scottish Football Association Cup;

(b)

the Scottish Football League Cup;

(c)

the Scottish Highland Football League Cup;

(d)

the UEFA Champions League;

(e)

the UEFA Europa League.

5.

International association football matches in Scotland.

6.

Association football matches (other than those specified in paragraphs 1 to 5 above) which come within the jurisdiction of the Scottish Football Association Limited.

PART II

Association football matches at a sports ground outside Great Britain in which one of the participating teams represents—

(a)

the Scottish Football Association Limited; or

(b)

a club which is a member of the Scottish Premier League; or

(c)

a club which is a member of the Scottish Football League; or

(d)

a club which is a member of the Scottish Highland Football League.

SCHEDULE 3

Article 3

  • The Sports Grounds and Sporting Events (Designation) (Scotland) Order 20042.
  • The Sports Grounds and Sporting Events (Designation) (Scotland) Amendment Order 20073.
  • The Sports Grounds and Sporting Events (Designation) (Scotland) Amendment Order 20084.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order consolidates, with amendments, the previous Sports Grounds and Sporting Events (Designation) (Scotland) Orders.

The Order designates the sports grounds, the classes of sporting events played at those grounds and the classes of sporting events outside Great Britain for the purposes of Part II of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 (sporting events: control of alcohol etc.). This Order revokes the Sports Grounds and Sporting Events (Designation) (Scotland) Order 2004 and the subsequent Orders amending that Order.

The significant changes from the previous Order are the designation of football matches at three new grounds, namely—

(a)

the Haughs, Turriff;

(b)

North Lodge Park, Pitmedden; and

(c)

Seafield Park, Grantown-on-Spey.

These additions reflect changes to football clubs which are members of the Scottish Highland Football League and the location of association football matches in that league.

The Order also makes changes to the classes of sporting events to update the names of the relevant football leagues and football competitions.