# The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 2003

S.I. 2003/1256 · made 29 April 2003

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.

Made under: Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975 (Section 1)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/safety-of-sports-grounds-designation-order-2003/pdf/uksi_20031256_en.pdf

## Introductory text

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 1975, and after such consultation as is mentioned in section 18(4) of that Act, hereby makes the following Order:

## 1 Citation 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.

## 2 Designation

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 1975.

## Signature

Tessa Jowell
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
29th April 2003

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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.

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