Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 2004
S.I. 2004/1907 · Made 19 July 2004
SPORTS GROUNDS AND SPORTING EVENTS
Made 19th July 2004
Laid before Parliament 21st July 2004
Coming into force 21st August 2004
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon 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 2004 and shall come into force on 21st August 2004.
2Designation
The sports grounds specified in the Schedule to this Order (being sports grounds which in opinion of the Secretary of State have accommodation for more than 10,000 spectators) are hereby designated as sports grounds requiring safety certificates under the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975.
Signature
Tessa Jowell
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport,
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
19th July 2004
| Sports Ground | Occupier of Sports Ground |
|---|---|
| Kingston Park Stadium Brunton Road Kenton Bank Foot Newcastle Upon Tyne NE13 8AF | Newcastle Falcons Rugby Football Club |
| Franklin’s Gardens Weedon Road Northampton NN5 5BG | Northampton Saints Rugby Football Club |
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order designates the Kingston Park Stadium in Newcastle Upon Tyne and Franklin’s Gardens in Northampton as sports grounds requiring safety certificates under the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975.
A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument.