# The Sports Grounds and Sporting Events (Designation) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2023

S.S.I. 2023/257 · made 7 September 2023

This Order amends the Sports Grounds and Sporting Events (Designation) (Scotland) Order 2014 (“the 2014 Order”). The 2014 Order designates sports grounds, classes of sporting events played at those grounds and classes of sporting events outside Great Britain for the purposes of Part II of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 (sporting events: control of alcohol etc.).

Made under: Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 (Section 18)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/sports-grounds-and-sporting-events-designation-scotland-amendment-order-2023/pdf/ssi_20230257_en.pdf; Policy Note https://openlegislation.uk/sports-grounds-and-sporting-events-designation-scotland-amendment-order-2023/pdf/ssipn_20230257_en_001.pdf

## Introductory text

Sports Grounds And Sporting Events
Made 7th September 2023
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 11th September 2023
Coming into force 6th November 2023
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 18 of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

## 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Sports Grounds and Sporting Events (Designation) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2023 and comes into force on 6 November 2023.

## 2 Amendment of the Sports Grounds and Sporting Events (Designation) (Scotland) Order 2014

(1) The Sports Grounds and Sporting Events (Designation) (Scotland) Order 2014 is amended as follows.
(2) In schedule 1 (sports grounds)—
(a) omit the following entries—
“
BT Murrayfield Stadium
Edinburgh
Cliftonhill Stadium
Coatbridge
East End Park
Dunfermline
East Peffermill
Edinburgh
Foys Stadium
Hamilton
Islecroft Stadium
Dalbeattie
K Park
East Kilbride
Lochburn Park
Glasgow
Meadow Park
Castle Douglas
Netherdale 3G Arena
Galashiels
Penny Cars Stadium
Airdrie
Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Inverness
Yarrow Park
Selkirk
”,
(b) insert the following entries at the appropriate places—
“
3G Arena
Galashiels
Caledonian Stadium
Inverness
Edinburgh University Sports Union
Edinburgh
Excelsior Stadium
Airdrie
KDM Group East End Park
Dunfermline
K Park Training Academy
East Kilbride
New Douglas Park
Hamilton
Prestonfield
Linlithgow
Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium
Edinburgh
”.

## Signature

MAREE TODD
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
7th September 2023

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Sports Grounds and Sporting Events (Designation) (Scotland) Order 2014 (“the 2014 Order”). The 2014 Order designates sports grounds, classes of sporting events played at those grounds and classes of sporting events outside Great Britain for the purposes of Part II of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 (sporting events: control of alcohol etc.).
Article 2(2) of this Order makes changes to the list of sports grounds designated in the 2014 Order, to reflect changes to the membership of the football leagues for which the home grounds of member clubs were designated in the 2014 Order.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2023/257 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sports-grounds-and-sporting-events-designation-scotland-amendment-order-2023
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