{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-safety-of-sports-grounds-northern-ireland-order-2005/article-7",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2005/0110800125",
  "legislation_title": "The Safety of Sports Grounds (Northern Ireland) Order 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-safety-of-sports-grounds-northern-ireland-order-2005",
  "path": "article/7",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Amendment, replacement, transfer, cancellation or surrender of certificates",
  "text": "(1) The council may, in any case in which it appears appropriate to the council to do so—\n(a) amend a safety certificate by notice to its holder; or\n(b) replace a safety certificate.\n(2) A safety certificate may be amended or replaced either on the application of the holder or without such an application.\n(3) Article 5 shall apply on the amendment or replacement of a safety certificate.\n(4) A notice under paragraph (1)(a) amending a general safety certificate shall specify the date on which the amendment to which it relates is to come into operation, and the date so specified may be a date later than the date of issue of the notice.\n(5) If the council receives an application for the transfer of a safety certificate from the holder to some other person, the council—\n(a) shall determine whether that person is a qualified person; and\n(b) if it determines that he is, may transfer the certificate to him.\n(6) An application under paragraph (5) may be made either by the holder of a safety certificate or by a person to whom it is proposed that it should be transferred.\n(7) The council shall send a copy of an application for the transfer of a safety certificate to the Chief Constable and the Fire Authority.\n(8) The council shall consult the Chief Constable and the Fire Authority about any proposal to amend, replace or transfer a safety certificate.\n(9) The holder of a safety certificate may surrender it to the council, and it shall thereupon cease to have effect.\n(10) The council may cancel a safety certificate if the holder dies or (if a body corporate) is dissolved.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2005/0110800125/article/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:20:08.012610+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}