2008 No. 1644

Sports Grounds And Sporting Events, England And Wales

The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (No.2) Order 2008

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1(1) of the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 19751. In accordance with section 18(4) of that Act he has consulted with such persons as appear to him to be requisite.

Citation and Commencement1

This Order may be cited as the Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (No.2) Order 2008 and shall come into force on 18th July 2008.

Designation

2

The sports ground specified in Schedule 1 (being a sports ground which, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, has accommodation for more than 10,000 spectators) is designated as a sports ground requiring a safety certificate under the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975.

3

The sports ground specified in Schedule 2 (being a sports ground at which association football matches are played, which is occupied by a club which is a member of the Football League Limited or the Football Association Premier League Limited and which in the opinion of the Secretary of State has accommodation for more than 5,000 spectators) is designated as a sports ground requiring a safety certificate under the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975.

Andy BurnhamSecretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

SCHEDULE 1

Article 2

Sports Ground

Occupier of Sports Ground

Parc Y Scarlets

Pemberton Retail Park

Trostre Roundabout

Llanelli

Carmarthenshire

SA14 9DR

Llanelli Rugby Football Club Limited and

Llanelli Scarlets Ltd

SCHEDULE 2

Article 3

Sports Ground

Occupier of Sports Ground

Weston Homes Community Stadium

United Way

Colchester

Essex

CO3 5UH

Colchester United Football Club

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order designates the Parc Y Scarlets in Llanelli, occupied by Llanelli Rugby Football Club and Llanelli Scarlets, and the Weston Homes Community Stadium in Colchester, occupied by Colchester United Football Club, as sports grounds requiring safety certificates under the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975.

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument.