{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/safety-of-sports-grounds-accommodation-of-spectators-order-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/499",
  "legislation_title": "The Safety of Sports Grounds (Accommodation of Spectators) Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/safety-of-sports-grounds-accommodation-of-spectators-order-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SPORTS GROUNDS AND SPORTING EVENTS\nMade 28th February 1996\nLaid before Parliament 4th March 1996\nComing into force 25th March 1996\nThe Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred on her by sections 1(A) and 1(B) of the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975, after such consultation as is mentioned in section 18(4) of that Act, hereby makes the following Order:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1975 c. 52; sections 1(A) and 1(B) were inserted by section 20 of to the Fire Safety and Safety of Places of Sport Act 1987 (c. 27)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/499/introduction",
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  },
  "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."
}