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The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (No. 3) Order 2006

S.I. 2006/1971 · Made 19 July 2006

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SPORTS GROUNDS AND SPORTING EVENTS, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 19th July 2006

Laid before Parliament 21st July 2006

Coming into force 11th August 2006

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1(1) 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.

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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 Act 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. Signature
  4. Schedule 1Schedule 1
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (No. 3) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 11th August 2006.

2Designation

The sports ground specified in Schedule 1 (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.

Signature

Tessa Jowell

Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

19th July 2006

Schedule 1

Sports GroundOccupier of Sports Ground

The Fraser Eagle Stadium

Livingstone Road

Accrington

Lancashire

BB5 5BX

Accrington Stanley Football Club

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order designates the Fraser Eagle Stadium in Accrington, occupied by Accrington Stanley Football Club as a sports ground requiring a safety certificate under the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975.