{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/safety-of-sports-grounds-designation-order-2007/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2007/1587",
  "legislation_title": "The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/safety-of-sports-grounds-designation-order-2007",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Sports grounds and sporting events, england and wales\nMade 27th May 2007\nLaid before Parliament 4th June 2007\nComing into force 6th July 2007\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1(1) of the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975, makes the following Order. In accordance with section 18(4) of that Act she has consulted with such persons as appear to her to be requisite.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1975 c. 52; section 1was amended by section 19 of and Schedule 2 to the Fire Safety and Safety of Places of Sport Act 1987 (c. 27); see also the Safety of Sports Grounds (Accommodation of Spectators) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/499)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/1587/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."
}