{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/safety-of-sports-grounds-designation-order-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2003/1256",
  "legislation_title": "The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/safety-of-sports-grounds-designation-order-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SPORTS GROUNDS AND SPORTING EVENTS\nMade 29th April 2003\nLaid before Parliament 8th May 2003\nComing into force 31st May 2003\nThe 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:",
  "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)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/1256/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."
}