2011 No. 1436

Sports Grounds And Sporting Events, England And Wales

The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 2011

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 11 of the Football Spectators Act 19891. In accordance with section 11(4) of that Act he has consulted with the Football Licensing Authority.

Citation and CommencementI11

This Order may be cited as the Football Spectators (Seating) Order 2011 and shall come into force on 1st July 2011.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I1

Art. 1 in force at 1.7.2011, see art. 1

DirectionI22

1

The Secretary of State directs the Football Licensing Authority as set out in paragraph (2).

2

When granting any licence to admit spectators2 to the premises specified in column (1) of Schedule 1 and further identified in column (2) of that Schedule by the name of the football club of which they are the home ground, the Football Licensing Authority shall include in that licence a condition imposing the requirements, as respects the seating of spectators at designated football matches3, specified in Schedule 2.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I2

Art. 2 in force at 1.7.2011, see art. 1

Hugh RobertsonParliamentary Under Secretary of StateDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport

I5SCHEDULE 1Premises in respect of which a condition imposing requirements about the seating of spectators at designated football matches must be imposed

Article 2(2)

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Commencement Information
I5

Sch. 1 in force at 1.7.2011, see art. 1

(1) Address of the premises

(2) Football club of which the premises are the home ground

American Express Community Stadium

Village Way

Brighton

BN1 9BL

The Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club Ltd.

SCHEDULE 2Requirements to be imposed

Article 2(2)

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Only seated accommodation shall be provided for spectators at a designated football match.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I3

Sch. 2 para. 1 in force at 1.7.2011, see art. 1

I42

Spectators shall only be admitted to watch a designated football match from seated accommodation.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I4

Sch. 2 para. 2 in force at 1.7.2011, see art. 1

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order directs the Football Licensing Authority to include in any licence to admit spectators to the American Express Community Stadium a condition imposing the requirements that only seated accommodation is to be provided for spectators at a designated football match and that spectators shall only be admitted to watch such a match from seated accommodation. In order to admit spectators to a designated football match, which would include any association football match played at this ground, a licence is required under the Football Spectators Act 1989.

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