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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1975/52/section/2</dc:identifier><dc:title>Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to make provision for safety at sports stadia and other sports grounds.</dc:description><dc:date>1988-04-01</dc:date><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2024-05-17</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2011-11-01</dct:valid>
					
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				</ukm:Metadata><Primary><Body DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1975/52/body" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1975/52/body" NumberOfProvisions="23" RestrictExtent="E+W+S" RestrictStartDate="2011-11-01"><P1group RestrictStartDate="2006-10-01" RestrictExtent="E+W+S"><Title> Contents of safety certificates.</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1975/52/section/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1975/52/section/2" id="section-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1975/52/section/2/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1975/52/section/2/1" id="section-2-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>A safety certificate shall contain such terms and conditions as the local authority consider necessary or expedient to secure reasonable safety at the <Addition ChangeId="d30p191" CommentaryRef="c718528">sports ground</Addition> when it is in use for the specified activity or activities, and the terms and conditions may be such as to involve alterations or additions to the <Addition ChangeId="d30p195" CommentaryRef="c718528">sports ground</Addition>.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1975/52/section/2/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1975/52/section/2/2" id="section-2-2"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="d30p199" CommentaryRef="c718530">2</Addition></Pnumber><P2para><Text><Addition ChangeId="d30p199" CommentaryRef="c718530">In so far as an order under section 15A below so requires as respects any class of sports ground, a safety certificate shall include such terms and conditions as may be provided for in the order.</Addition></Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1975/52/section/2/2A" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1975/52/section/2/2A" id="section-2-2A"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="d30p207" CommentaryRef="c718531">2A</Addition></Pnumber><P2para><Text><Addition ChangeId="d30p207" CommentaryRef="c718531">No condition of a safety certificate shall require the provision of the services at the ground of any members of a police force unless the extent of the provision of their services is reserved for the determination of the chief officer of police of the force.</Addition></Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1975/52/section/2/2B" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1975/52/section/2/2B" RestrictExtent="S" id="section-2-2B"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="key-98cf1949f16b21bf6633982b7a423c07-1490010436822" CommentaryRef="key-98cf1949f16b21bf6633982b7a423c07" Extent="S">2B</Addition></Pnumber><P2para><Text><Addition ChangeId="key-98cf1949f16b21bf6633982b7a423c07-1490010436822" CommentaryRef="key-98cf1949f16b21bf6633982b7a423c07" Extent="S">No condition of a safety certificate shall require a person to contravene any provision of Part 3 of the </Addition><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2005/5" id="c00018" Class="ScottishAct" Year="2005" Number="0005"><Addition ChangeId="key-98cf1949f16b21bf6633982b7a423c07-1490010436822" CommentaryRef="key-98cf1949f16b21bf6633982b7a423c07" Extent="S">Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 5)</Addition></Citation><Addition ChangeId="key-98cf1949f16b21bf6633982b7a423c07-1490010436822" CommentaryRef="key-98cf1949f16b21bf6633982b7a423c07" Extent="S"> or regulations made by virtue of that Part.</Addition></Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1975/52/section/2/2Bn1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1975/52/section/2/2Bn1" RestrictExtent="E+W" id="section-2-2Bn1"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="key-c51d8e7b83d8bda507cd72177a42f6a4-1490008337668" CommentaryRef="key-c51d8e7b83d8bda507cd72177a42f6a4" Extent="E+W">2B</Addition></Pnumber><P2para><Text><Addition ChangeId="key-c51d8e7b83d8bda507cd72177a42f6a4-1490008337668" CommentaryRef="key-c51d8e7b83d8bda507cd72177a42f6a4" Extent="E+W">No condition of a safety certificate shall require a person to contravene any provision of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 or regulations made under it.</Addition></Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1975/52/section/2/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1975/52/section/2/3" id="section-2-3"><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Without prejudice to subsection (1) above, a safety certificate may include a condition that the following records shall be kept—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1975/52/section/2/3/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1975/52/section/2/3/a" id="section-2-3-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>records of the attendance of spectators at the <Addition ChangeId="d30p227" CommentaryRef="c718528">sports ground</Addition>; and</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1975/52/section/2/3/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1975/52/section/2/3/b" id="section-2-3-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>records relating to the maintenance of safety at the <Addition ChangeId="d30p237" CommentaryRef="c718528">sports ground</Addition>.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1975/52/section/2/4" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1975/52/section/2/4" id="section-2-4"><Pnumber>4</Pnumber><P2para><Text>A general safety certificate shall contain or have attached to it a plan of the <Addition ChangeId="d30p247" CommentaryRef="c718528">sports ground</Addition>, and the terms and conditions in the certificate, or in any special safety certificate issued for the <Addition ChangeId="d30p251" CommentaryRef="c718528">sports ground</Addition>, shall be framed, where appropriate, by reference to that plan.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1975/52/section/2/5" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1975/52/section/2/5" id="section-2-5"><Pnumber>5</Pnumber><P2para><Text>A safety certificate may include different terms and conditions in relation to different activities.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1975/52/section/2/6" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1975/52/section/2/6" id="section-2-6"><Pnumber>6</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Nothing in a safety certificate shall derogate from any requirements imposed by regulations under section 6(2) below.</Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="c718528" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words substituted by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1987/27" id="c00021" Year="1987" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="27" Title="Fire Safety and Safety of Places of Sport Act 1987">Fire Safety and Safety of Places of Sport Act 1987 (c. 27, SIF 45A)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00022" CitationRef="c00021" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1987/27/section/19/1" SectionRef="section-19-1">s. 19(1)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00023" CitationRef="c00021" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1987/27/schedule/2" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-2">Sch. 2</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c718530" Type="F"><Para><Text>S. 2(2) substituted by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1987/27" id="c00025" Year="1987" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="27" Title="Fire Safety and Safety of Places of Sport Act 1987">Fire Safety and Safety of Places of Sport Act 1987 (c. 27, SIF 45A)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00026" CitationRef="c00025" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1987/27/section/19/2/a" Operative="true" SectionRef="section-19-2-a">s. 19(2)(a)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c718531" Type="F"><Para><Text>S. 2(2A) inserted by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1987/27" id="c00028" Year="1987" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="27" Title="Fire Safety and Safety of Places of Sport Act 1987">Fire Safety and Safety of Places of Sport Act 1987 (c. 27, SIF 45A)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00029" CitationRef="c00028" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1987/27/section/21" Operative="true" SectionRef="section-21">s. 21</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-c51d8e7b83d8bda507cd72177a42f6a4" Type="F"><Para><Text>S. 2(2B) inserted (E.W.) (1.10.2006) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/1541" id="d13e4" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2005" Number="1541" Title="The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005">The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/1541)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="cc00010" CitationRef="d13e4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/1541/schedule/2/paragraph/10/2" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-2-paragraph-10-2">Sch. 2 para. 10(2)</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef id="cc00011" CitationRef="d13e4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/1541/article/49" SectionRef="article-49">art. 49</CitationSubRef>) (as amended by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2006/484" id="d13e13" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2006" Number="484" Title="The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Subordinate Provisions Order 2006">The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Subordinate Provisions Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/484)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="cc00013" CitationRef="d13e13" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2006/484/article/1/1" Operative="true" SectionRef="article-1-1">arts. 1(1)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="cc00014" CitationRef="d13e13" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2006/484/article/2" SectionRef="article-2">2</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-98cf1949f16b21bf6633982b7a423c07" Type="F"><Para><Text>S. 2(2B) inserted (S.) (1.10.2006) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2006/475" id="ci4aobjf2-00007" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2006" Number="475" Title="Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 (Consequential Modifications and Savings) Order 2006">Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 (Consequential Modifications and Savings) Order 2006 (S.S.I. 2006/475)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="ci4aobjf2-00008" CitationRef="ci4aobjf2-00007" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2006/475/article/1" SectionRef="article-1">art. 1</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="ci4aobjf2-00009" CitationRef="ci4aobjf2-00007" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2006/475/schedule/1/paragraph/7/2" SectionRef="schedule-1-paragraph-7-2" Operative="true">sch. 1 para. 7(2)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>