The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 2003
S.I. 2003/1256 · Made 29 April 2003
SPORTS GROUNDS AND SPORTING EVENTS
Made 29th April 2003
Laid before Parliament 8th May 2003
Coming into force 31st May 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
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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
1Citation and commencement
This Order may be cited as the Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 31st May 2003.
2Designation
The sports grounds specified in the Schedule to this Order (being sports grounds in England at which association football matches are played, which are occupied by clubs which are members of the Football League Limited or the Football Association Premier League Limited, and which in the opinion of the Secretary of State have accommodation for more than 5,000 spectators) are hereby each 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
29th April 2003
| Sports ground | Occupier of sports ground |
|---|---|
| Neasham Road Darlington DL2 1GR | Darlington Football Club |
| National Hockey Stadium and Conference Centre Silbury Boulevard Central Milton Keynes MK9 1HA | Wimbledon Football Club |
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order designates the Neasham Road stadium in Darlington and the National Hockey Stadium and Conference Centre in Central Milton Keynes as sports grounds requiring a safety certificate under the Safety of Sports Ground Act 1975.