# The Sports Grounds and Sporting Events (Designation) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2025

S.S.I. 2025/262 · made 16 September 2025

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-2025/pdf/ssi_20250262_en.pdf; Policy Note https://openlegislation.uk/sports-grounds-and-sporting-events-designation-scotland-amendment-order-2025/pdf/ssipn_20250262_en_001.pdf

## Introductory text

Sports Grounds And Sporting Events
Made 16th September 2025
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 18th September 2025
Coming into force 13th November 2025
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 18(1) 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 2025 and comes into force on 13 November 2025.

## 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—
“
3G Arena
Galashiels
Ainslie Park Stadium
Edinburgh
Bayview Stadium
Methil
Cappielow Park
Greenock
Dens Park Stadium
Dundee
Excelsior Stadium
Airdrie
Firhill Stadium
Glasgow
Gayfield Park
Arbroath
K Park Training Academy
East Kilbride
Lesser Hampden
Glasgow
moreroom.com Stadium
Dumbarton
Prestonfield
Linlithgow
Simple Digital Arena
Paisley
Stair Park
Stranraer
Station Park
Forfar
Tony Macaroni Arena
Livingston
”,
(b) insert the following entries at the appropriate places—
“
3G Arena Netherdale
Galashiels
The Albert Bartlett Stadium
Airdrie
The Alpha Projects Stadium at Station Park
Forfar
Cappielow Park Supported by Dalrada Technology
Greenock
The City Stadium
Glasgow
Forthbank Stadium
Stirling
Ochilview Park
Stenhousemuir
The Eco Gen Stadium at Stair Park
Stranraer
The Greenversity Stadium at Gayfield Park
Arbroath
Holm Park
Clydebank
Home of the Set Fare Arena
Livingston
Marbill Coaches Stadium
Dumbarton
MGM Timber Bayview Stadium
Methil
Prestonfield Stadium
Linlithgow
The Ross Commercial Finance K Park Stadium
East Kilbride
ScotFoam Stadium at Dens Park
Dundee
The SMISA Stadium
Paisley
Vanloq Community Stadium
Edinburgh
The Wyre Stadium at Firhill
Glasgow
”.

## Signature

MAREE TODD
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House
Edinburgh
16th September 2025

## 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/2025/262 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sports-grounds-and-sporting-events-designation-scotland-amendment-order-2025
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