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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1975/52/section/7</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="2005-05-01"><Title> Determinations and appeals—supplementary.</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1975/52/section/7" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1975/52/section/7" id="section-7"><Pnumber>7</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1975/52/section/7/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1975/52/section/7/1" id="section-7-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Subject to subsection (2) below, if a local authority serve a notice under section 5(1) above on any <Addition ChangeId="d30p689" CommentaryRef="c718581">applicant for a safety certificate, he shall be deemed to have withdrawn his application</Addition> on the expiry of the period within which, by virtue of regulations under section 6 above, <Addition ChangeId="d30p693" CommentaryRef="c718581">an appeal against the authority’s determination may be brought.</Addition></Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1975/52/section/7/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1975/52/section/7/2" id="section-7-2"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="d30p696" CommentaryRef="c718583">2</Addition></Pnumber><P2para><Text><Addition ChangeId="d30p696" CommentaryRef="c718583">Subsection (1) above shall not have effect if an appeal is brought before the expiry of the period there mentioned, but if the appeal is withdrawn or the court upholds the authority’s determination, the appellant shall be deemed to have withdrawn his application on the date of the withdrawal of his appeal or of the court’s determination.</Addition></Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1975/52/section/7/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1975/52/section/7/3" id="section-7-3"><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Where <Addition ChangeId="d30p710" CommentaryRef="c718584">an appeal is brought</Addition> against the inclusion of any term or condition in a safety certificate (whether it was included in the certificate originally or only on its amendment or replacement), the operation of that term or condition shall be suspended . . . <CommentaryRef Ref="c718585"/> until the <Addition ChangeId="d30p716" CommentaryRef="c718586">court</Addition> has determined the appeal.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1975/52/section/7/45" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1975/52/section/7/45" id="section-7-45"><Pnumber PuncAfter=")(5)">4</Pnumber><P2para><Text>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <CommentaryRef Ref="c718587"/></Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="c718581" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words substituted by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1987/27" id="c00111" 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="c00112" CitationRef="c00111" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1987/27/section/22/8/a" SectionRef="section-22-8-a">ss. 22(8)(a)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00113" CitationRef="c00111" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1987/27/section/49" SectionRef="section-49">49</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00114" CitationRef="c00111" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1987/27/schedule/5/paragraph/6" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-5-paragraph-6">Sch. 5 para. 6</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c718583" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words substituted by <Citation 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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="c00120" CitationRef="c00119" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1987/27/section/22/8/c" SectionRef="section-22-8-c">ss. 22(8)(c)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00121" CitationRef="c00119" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1987/27/section/49" SectionRef="section-49">49</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00122" CitationRef="c00119" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1987/27/schedule/5/paragraph/6" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-5-paragraph-6">Sch. 5 para. 6</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c718585" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words repealed by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1987/27" id="c00123" 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="c00124" CitationRef="c00123" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1987/27/section/22/8/c" SectionRef="section-22-8-c">ss. 22(8)(c)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00125" CitationRef="c00123" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1987/27/section/49" SectionRef="section-49">49</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00126" CitationRef="c00123" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1987/27/schedule/4" SectionRef="schedule-4">Sch. 4</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00127" CitationRef="c00123" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1987/27/schedule/5/paragraph/6" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-5-paragraph-6">Sch. 5 para. 6</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c718586" Type="F"><Para><Text>Word substituted by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1987/27" id="c00128" 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="c00129" CitationRef="c00128" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1987/27/section/22/8/c" SectionRef="section-22-8-c">ss. 22(8)(c)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00130" CitationRef="c00128" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1987/27/section/49" SectionRef="section-49">49</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00131" CitationRef="c00128" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1987/27/schedule/5/paragraph/6" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-5-paragraph-6">Sch. 5 para. 6</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c718587" Type="F"><Para><Text>S. 7(4)(5) repealed by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1987/27" id="c00133" 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="c00134" CitationRef="c00133" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1987/27/section/22/8/d" SectionRef="section-22-8-d">ss. 22(8)(d)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00135" CitationRef="c00133" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1987/27/section/49" SectionRef="section-49">49</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00136" CitationRef="c00133" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1987/27/schedule/4" SectionRef="schedule-4">Sch. 4</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00137" CitationRef="c00133" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1987/27/schedule/5/paragraph/6" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-5-paragraph-6">Sch. 5 para. 6</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>