{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/safety-of-sports-grounds-act-1975/section-19",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/safety-of-sports-grounds-act-1975/section-19.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1975/52",
  "legislation_title": "Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/safety-of-sports-grounds-act-1975",
  "path": "section/19",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "19",
  "heading": "Short title, extent and commencement.",
  "text": "(1) This Act may be cited as the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975.\n(2) This Act does not extend to Northern Ireland.\n(3) Except as provided by an order under this section, this Act does not extend to the Isles of Scilly.\n(4) The Secretary of State may by order direct that this Act shall, subject to such exceptions, adaptations and modifications as may be specified in the order, extend to the Isles of Scilly.\n(5) An order made under subsection (4) above may contain such incidental and consequential provisions, including provisions conferring powers or imposing duties on the Council of the Isles of Scilly, as the Secretary of State thinks necessary.\n(6) This Act shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint, and different days may be so appointed for different provisions and for different purposes.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1975 c. 52."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Power of appointment conferred by s. 19(6) fully exercised: 1.9.1975 appointed by S.I. 1975/1375"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1975/52/section/19",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:37:30.064919+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."
}