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The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2020

S.I. 2020/434 · Made 17 April 2020

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Sports Grounds And Sporting Events

Made 17th April 2020

Laid before Parliament 21st April 2020

Coming into force 13th May 2020

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 1975f1.

The Secretary of State is of the opinion that the conditions in section 1(1) of that Act are satisfiedf2 and has, in accordance with section 18(4) of that Act, consulted with such persons and bodies of persons as appear requisite to the Secretary of State.

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Footnotes

f1

1975 c. 52; section 1(1) was amended by Schedule 2 to the Fire Safety and Safety of Places of Sport Act 1987 (c. 27).

f2

By section 1(1) of the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975, the Secretary of State may by order 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 10,000 spectators. The Safety of Sports Grounds (Accommodation of Spectators) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/499) substituted the number 5,000 for the number of spectators specified in section 1(1) of that Act in respect of sports grounds in England and Wales at which association football matches are played and which are occupied by a club which is a member of the Football League Limited or the Football Association Premier League Limited.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment to the Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 2015
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2020 and comes into force on 13th May 2020.

2Amendment to the Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 2015

(1)

The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 2015f1 is amended as follows.

(2)

In Schedule 2 (sports grounds designated under article 2(2)), after the entry for Griffin Park, occupied by Brentford Football Club, insert—

“

Brentford Community Stadium, Lionel Road South, Brentford TW8 0RUBrentford Football Club and London Irish Rugby Football Club

”.

Signature

Nigel Huddleston

Minister for Sport, Tourism and Heritage

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

17th April 2020

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/661) so as to designate Brentford Community Stadium, Brentford, as a sports ground for which a safety certificate is required under the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975 (c. 52).

Brentford Community Stadium is occupied by Brentford Football Club (a member of the Football League Limited) and London Irish Rugby Football Club, and is a sports ground in England and Wales at which association football matches are played and which, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, has accommodation for more than 5,000 spectators.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or significant, impact on private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.