2008 No. 55

SPORTS GROUNDS AND SPORTING EVENTS, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 2008

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1) and 18(2) 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) Order 2008 and shall come into force on 5th February 2008.

Designation2

The sports grounds specified in the Schedule which, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, have accommodation for more than 10,000 spectators are designated as sports grounds requiring a safety certificate under the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975.

Amendment to the Safety of Sports Grounds (Rugby Football Grounds) (Designation) Order 19853

In the Schedule to the Safety of Sports Grounds (Rugby Football Grounds) (Designation) Order 19852, the entry in respect of The Boulevard shall be omitted.

James PurnellSecretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

SCHEDULE

Article 2

Sports Ground

Occupier of Sports Ground

Leigh Stadium

Sale Way

Leigh Sports Village

Leigh

WN7 4JY

Leigh RMI Football Club and

Leigh Centurions Rugby League Club

Twickenham Stoop Stadium

Langhorn Drive

Twickenham

Middlesex

TW2 7SX

Harlequins Football Club Ltd

Craven Park Stadium

Preston Road

Hull

HU9 5HE

Hull Kingston Rovers Rugby League Football Club

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order designates the Leigh Stadium in Leigh, occupied by Leigh RMI Football Club and Leigh Centurions Rugby League Club; Twickenham Stoop Stadium in Twickenham, occupied by Harlequins Football Club and Craven Park Stadium in Hull, occupied by Hull Kingston Rovers Rugby League Football Club. The effect of the designations is that each stadium requires a safety certificate under section 1 of the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975. The Order also de-designates The Boulevard in Hull with the effect that it will no longer require a safety certificate under section 1 of the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975.