2011 No. 2244

Sports Grounds And Sporting Events, England And Wales

The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (No.3) Order 2011

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.3) Order 2011 and shall come into force on 7th October 2011.

Designation2

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.

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

SCHEDULE

Article 2

Sports Ground

Occupier of Sports Ground

The Olympic Stadium

Olympic Park

Stratford

London

E20 2ST

The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order designates the Olympic Stadium, occupied by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games 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.