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The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (No.2) Order 2003

S.I. 2003/1637 · Made 24 June 2003

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SPORTS GROUNDS AND SPORTING EVENTS

Made 24th June 2003

Laid before Parliament 25th June 2003

Coming into force 19th July 2003

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on her by section 1(1) of the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975f1, and after such consultation as is mentioned in section 18(4) of that Act, hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

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).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Designation
  3. Signature
  4. Schedule Schedule
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (No.2) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 19th July 2003.

2Designation

The sports ground specified in the Schedule to this Order (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 hereby designated as a sports ground requiring a safety certificate under the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975f1.

Signature

Tessa Jowell

Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

24th June 2003

Sports GroundOccupier of Sports Ground

Huish Park

Lufton Way

Yeovil

Somerset

BA22 8YF

Yeovil Football Club

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order designates Huish Park stadium in Yeovil as a sports ground requiring a safety certificate under the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975.