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The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (Scotland) Order 1989

S.I. 1989/2434 · Made 19 December 1989

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SPORTS GROUNDS AND SPORTING EVENTS

Made 19th December 1989

Laid before Parliament 29th December 1989

Coming into force 19th January 1990

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 1(1) and 18(2) of the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975(f1), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and, as required by section 18(4) of that Act, after consultation with such persons or bodies of persons as appear to him to be requisite, hereby makes the following Order:

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Footnotes

f1

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

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. 3Article 3
  4. Signature
  5. Schedule STADIUM IN SCOTLAND DESIGNATED AS REQUIRING A SAFETY CERTIFICATE UNDER THE SAFETY OF SPORTS GROUNDS ACT 1975
  6. Explanatory note

1

This Order may be cited as the Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (Scotland) Order 1989 and shall come into force on 19th January 1990.

2

The stadium in Scotland specified in the Schedule to this Order, being a sports stadium which in the opinion of the Secretary of State has accommodation for more than 10,000 spectators, is hereby designated as a stadium requiring a safety certificate under the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975.

3

The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (Scotland) Order 1983(f1) is hereby revoked.

Signature

Michael B Forsyth

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh

19th December 1989

STADIUM IN SCOTLAND DESIGNATED AS REQUIRING A SAFETY CERTIFICATE UNDER THE SAFETY OF SPORTS GROUNDS ACT 1975

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order designates McDiarmid Park, Perth as a stadium which requires a safety certificate under the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975.

This Order also revokes the Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (Scotland) Order 1983 which designated Muirton Park, Perth as a stadium requiring a safety certificate under the 1975 Act.