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The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (No. 2) Order 2006 in England

S.I. 2006/1662 · Made 22 June 2006

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SPORTS GROUNDS AND SPORTING EVENTS, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 22nd June 2006

Laid before Parliament 23rd June 2006

Coming into force 17th July 2006

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. In accordance with section 18(4) of that Act she has consulted with such persons as appear to her requisite.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1975 c. 52; section 1 was amended by section 20 of and Schedule 2 to the Fire Safety and Safety of Places of Sport 1987 (c. 27); see also the Safety of Sports Grounds (Accommodation of Spectators) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/499).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Designation
  3. 3Designation
  4. 4Amendment to the Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 1986
  5. Signature
  6. Schedule 1Schedule 1
  7. Schedule 2Schedule 2
  8. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (No. 2) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 17th July 2006.

2Designation

The sports grounds specified in Schedule 1 (being sports grounds which in the opinion of the Secretary of State have accommodation for more than 10,000 spectators) are designated as sports grounds requiring safety certificates under the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975.

3Designation

The sports ground specified in Schedule 2 (being a sports ground in England at which association football matches are played, which is occupied by a club which is a member of the Football League Limited or the Football Association Premier League Limited, and which in the opinion of the Secretary of State has accommodation for more than 5,000 spectators) is designated as a sports ground requiring a safety certificate under the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975.

4Amendment to the Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 1986

In Schedule 1 to the Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 1986f1, the entry in respect of St. Helen’s Ground shall be omitted.

Signature

Tessa Jowell

Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

22nd June 2006

Schedule 1

Sports GroundOccupier of Sports Ground

Sixways Stadium

Penshore Lane

Hindlip

Worcester

WR3 8ZE

Worcester Rugby Football Club

Sophia Gardens

Cardiff

CF11 9XR

Glamorgan County Cricket Club

Schedule 2

Sports GroundOccupier of Sports Ground

Emirates Stadium

Drayton Park

London

N5 1BU

Arsenal Football Club

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order designates the Sixways Stadium in Worcester, occupied by Worcester Rugby Football Club; Sophia Gardens in Cardiff, occupied by Glamorgan County Cricket Club; and the Emirates Stadium in London, occupied by Arsenal Football Club; as sports grounds requiring safety certificates under the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975.

This Order also de-designates St. Helen’s Ground in Swansea with the effect that it will no longer require a safety certificate under section 1(1) of the Act.