2020 No. 785

Sports Grounds And Sporting Events, England

The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2020

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.

The Secretary of State is of the opinion that the conditions in section 1(1) of that Act are satisfied2 and has, in accordance with section 18(4) of that Act, consulted with such persons and bodies of persons as appear requisite to the Secretary of State.

Citation and commencement1

This Order may be cited as the Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2020 and comes into force on 24th August 2020.

Amendments to the Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 20152

1

The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 20153 is amended as follows.

2

In Schedule 1 (sports grounds designated under article 2(1)), omit the entry for Zebra Claims Stadium, occupied by Workington Town Rugby League Football Club.

3

In Schedule 2 (sports grounds designated under article 2(2))—

a

after the entry for Goldsands Stadium, occupied by A. F. C. Bournemouth, insert—

Plough Lane, Plough Lane, Wimbledon, SW17 0BL

A. F. C. Wimbledon

b

omit the entry for Cherry Red Records Stadium, occupied by A. F. C. Wimbledon; and

c

after the entry for Oakwell Stadium, occupied by Barnsley Football Club, insert—

Holker Street, Wilkie Road, Barrow-In-Furness, LA14 5UW

Barrow Association Football Club

Nigel HuddlestonMinister for Sport, Tourism and HeritageDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/661, “the 2015 Order”) so as to designate Plough Lane occupied by A. F. C. Wimbledon, and Holker Street occupied by Barrow Association Football Club, as sports grounds for which a safety certificate is required under the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975 (c. 52, “the 1975 Act”).

As well as being occupied by members of the Football League Limited, both are sports grounds in England and Wales at which association football matches are played and which, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, have accommodation for more than 5,000 spectators.

The 2015 Order is also amended so that Zebra Claims Stadium and Cherry Red Records Stadium are no longer designated as sports grounds for which a safety certificate is required under the 1975 Act.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.