The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 2005
S.I. 2005/1748 · Made 29 June 2005
SPORTS GROUNDS AND SPORTING EVENTS
Made 29th June 2005
Laid before Parliament 30th June 2005
Coming into force 23rd July 2005
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 of 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 2005 and shall come into force on 23rd July 2005.
2Designation
The sports grounds specified in the Schedule to this Order (being sports grounds in England and Wales 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 designated as sports grounds requiring safety certificates under the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975f1.
Signature
Tessa Jowell
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
29th June 2005
| Sports Ground | Occupier of Sports Ground |
|---|---|
| Coventry City Football Club Ricoh Arena Phoenix Way Coventry CV6 6AQ | Coventry City Football Club |
| Swansea City Association Football Club The New Stadium Landore Swansea SA1 2FA | Swansea City Association Football Club |
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order designates the Ricoh Arena in Coventry and The New Stadium in Swansea as sports grounds requiring safety certificates under the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975.