# The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (Amendment) Order 2019, Note: Explanatory note


(This is not part of the Order)
By section 1 of the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975 (c. 52) the Secretary of State may designate as a sports ground requiring a safety certificate under that Act any sports ground which, in his opinion, has accommodation for more than the specified number of spectators.
Sports grounds are designated by order. All the orders that designate sports grounds in England and Wales as requiring a safety certificate are consolidated in the Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/661, “the 2015 Order”).
By the Safety of Sports Grounds (Accommodation of Spectators) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/499), the specified number of spectators is 5,000 in respect of those sports grounds in England and Wales at which association football matches are played and which are occupied by a club that is a member of the Football League Limited or the Football Association Premier League Limited. These sports grounds are designated under article 2(2) of the 2015 Order. The specified number of spectators in all other cases is 10,000; those sports grounds are designated under article 2(1) of the 2015 Order.
This Order amends three existing designations in the 2015 Order to reflect changed circumstances: to designate Meadow Lane Stadium under article 2(1) of the 2015 Order instead of article 2(2) following Notts County Football Club’s relegation from the Football League; to designate the Ricoh Arena under article 2(1) of the 2015 Order instead of article 2(2) as a result of Coventry City Football Club ceasing to play there; and to revoke the designation of Huish Park following the relegation of Yeovil Town Football Club from the Football League.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/1116/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/safety-of-sports-grounds-designation-amendment-order-2019/note
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