# The Education (School Premises) Regulations 1996, Paragraph 5


(1) For the purposes of paragraph 3 a playing field with a hard porous surface which is large enough for the playing of team games may be treated as if it were twice its actual area.
(2) In the case of a school which enjoys the benefit of facilities for—
(a) regular instruction in swimming whether at the school or otherwise;
(b) indoor instruction in team games whether at the school or otherwise; or
(c) outdoor instruction in team games available otherwise than at the school or on synthetic surfaces at the school,
the minimum areas specified in paragraph 3 shall be reduced so far as is reasonable having regard to the facilities mentioned above.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/360/schedule/2/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-school-premises-regulations-1996/schedule-2/paragraph-5
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