The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 2002
S.I. 2002/1754 · Made 8 July 2002
SPORTS GROUNDS AND SPORTING EVENTS
Made 8th July 2002
Laid before Parliament 9th July 2002
Coming into force 31st July 2002
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on her by sections 1(1) and 18(2) of the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975f1, after such consultation as is mentioned in section 18(4) of that Act, hereby makes the following Order:
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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1975 c. 52; section 1(1) was amended by Schedule 2 to the Fire Safety and Safety of Places of Sports Act 1987 (c. 27).
Contents
1Citation and commencement
This Order may be cited as the Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 31st July 2002.
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
8th July 2002
| Sports Ground | Occupier of Sports Ground |
|---|---|
| The Walker’s Stadium Filbert Way Leicester LE2 7FL | Leicester City Football Club |
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order designates The Walker’s Stadium in Leicester as a sports ground requiring a safety certificate under the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975.