{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/safety-of-sports-grounds-designation-order-1987/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/safety-of-sports-grounds-designation-order-1987/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1987/1689",
  "legislation_title": "The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/safety-of-sports-grounds-designation-order-1987",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SPORTS GROUNDS AND SPORTING EVENTS\nMade 24th September 1987\nLaid before Parliament 1st October 1987\nComing into force 31st October 1987\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": "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) but the amendments are not yet in force."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/1689/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T16:19:58.314373+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}