2021 No. 912
Sports Grounds And Sporting Events, England

The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (Amendment) (England) Order 2021

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.

In accordance with section 18(4) of that Act, the Secretary of State has consulted with such persons and bodies of persons as appear requisite.

Citation and commencement1.

This Order may be cited as the Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (Amendment) (England) Order 2021 and comes into force on 20th August 2021.

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

(1)

The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 20152 is amended as follows.

(2)

In Schedule 1 (sports grounds designated under article 2(1)), omit the entries for—

(a)

Twerton Park, occupied by Bath City Football Club; and

(b)

Blundell Park, occupied by Grimsby Town Football Club.

Nigel Huddleston
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This is not part of the Order)

By section 1 of the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975 (c. 52) (“the Act”), the Secretary of State may designate as a sports ground requiring a safety certificate under that Act any sports ground which, in the Secretary of State’s opinion, has accommodation for more than the specified number of spectators.

This Order amends Schedule 1 to the Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/661) to de-designate Twerton Park (occupied by Bath City Football Club) and Blundell Park (occupied by Grimsby Town Football Club) because they no longer satisfy the conditions which would entitle the Secretary of State to designate them as requiring safety certificates under section 1 of the 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.