{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/safety-of-sports-grounds-designation-order-1986/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/safety-of-sports-grounds-designation-order-1986/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1986/1296",
  "legislation_title": "The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 1986",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/safety-of-sports-grounds-designation-order-1986",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SPORTS GROUNDS AND SPORTING EVENTS\nMade 24th July 1986\nLaid before Parliament 31st July 1986\nComing into Operation 23rd August 1986\nIn exercise of the powers conferred upon me by section 1(1) of the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975, and after such consultation as is mentioned in section 18(4) of that Act, I hereby make the following Order:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "the powers in section 1 were extended by the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975 (Extension to Football Grounds) Order 1986 (S.I. 1986/1044)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1986/1296/introduction",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}