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Statutory Instruments

2009 No. 1394

Sports Grounds And Sporting Events, England And Wales

The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (No.2) Order 2009

Made

9th June 2009

Laid before Parliament

10th June 2009

Coming into force

3rd July 2009

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 1975(1). In accordance with section 18(4) of that Act he has consulted with such persons as appear to him to be requisite.

Citation and Commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (No.2) Order 2009 and shall come into force on 3rd July 2009.

Designation

2.  The sports ground specified in the Schedule to this Order (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.

Ben Bradshaw

Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

9th June 2009

Article 2

SCHEDULE

Sports GroundOccupier of Sports Ground

Cardiff City Stadium

Leckwith Road

Cardiff

CF11 8AZ

Cardiff City Football Club Limited and Cardiff Blues Limited

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order designates the Cardiff City Stadium, occupied by Cardiff City Football Club Limited and Cardiff Blues Limited, as a sports ground requiring a safety certificate under the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975.

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

(1)

1975 c.52; section 1 was amended by section 19 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Fire Safety and Safety of Places of Sport Act 1987 (c.27).