2000 No. 3331
SPORTS GROUNDS AND SPORTING EVENTS

The Football Spectators (Designation of Football Matches in England and Wales) Order 2000

Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 1(2) of the Football Spectators Act 19891 hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement1.

This Order may be cited as the Football Spectators (Designation of Football Matches in England and Wales) Order 2000 and shall come into force on 31st December 2000.

Designation of football matches2.

(1)

Football matches of the description specified in paragraph (2) below are hereby designated for the purposes of Part I of the Football Spectators Act 1989.

(2)

The football matches to which paragraph (1) above applies are any association football match which is played at Wembley Stadium, at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff or at a sports ground in England and Wales which is registered with the Football League or the Football Association Premier League as the home ground of a club which is a member of the Football League or the Football Association Premier League at the time the match is played.

Steve Bassam
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Home Office

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order designates football matches for the purposes of Part I of the Football Spectators Act 1989. The relevant provisions of Part I currently in force relate to the functions of the Football Licensing Authority.