2012 No. 1666
Sports Grounds And Sporting Events, England And Wales

The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (No.2) Order 2012

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 and bodies 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 2012 and comes into force on 20th July 2012.

Designation2.

The sports grounds specified in the Schedule to this Order, each of which being a sports ground—

(a)

at which association football matches are played;

(b)

which is occupied by a club which is a member of the Football League Limited; and

(c)

which, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, has accommodation for more than 5,000 spectators2,

are designated as sports grounds requiring a safety certificate under the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975.

Hugh Robertson
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Culture, Media and Sport

SCHEDULE

Article 2

Sports Ground

Occupier of Sports Ground

Highbury Stadium

Park Avenue

Fleetwood

Lancashire

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Fleetwood Wanderers Limited (trading as Fleetwood Town Football Club)

New York Stadium

Don Street

Rotherham

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Rotherham United Football Club (RUFC) Limited

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order designates Highbury Stadium, occupied by Fleetwood Wanderers Limited (trading as Fleetwood Town Football Club), and New York Stadium, occupied by Rotherham United Football Club (RUFC) Limited, as sports grounds requiring a safety certificate under the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975.

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