2013 No. 259
Sports Grounds And Sporting Events

The Glasgow Commonwealth Games (Games Locations) Order 2013

Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1(2)(b)(ii) of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games Act 20081 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Citation and commencement1.

This Order may be cited as the Glasgow Commonwealth Games (Games Locations) Order 2013 and comes into force on 8th October 2013.

Games locations2.

The following places are specified as Games locations in terms of section 1(2) of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games Act 2008—

(a)

the Merchant City, Glasgow; and

(b)

George Square, Glasgow.

SHONA ROBISON
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)

In terms of section 1(2) of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games Act 2008 (“the 2008 Act”), a “Games location” is a place in which an event is held as part of the Games and any other place specified by order which is used in connection with the Games. This Order specifies the Merchant City and George Square, Glasgow as Games locations. Cultural events are to be held in these places in connection with the Games.

The main effect of specifying a place as a Games location is that the restrictions in sections 2 (trading) and 10 (advertising) of the 2008 Act will apply in the vicinity of the locations. Regulations to be made in connection with those sections will specify (by reference to maps) the places which are to be treated as being in the vicinity of each Games location.