Statutory Instruments
2003 No. 1256
SPORTS GROUNDS AND SPORTING EVENTS
The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 2003
Made
29th April 2003
Laid before Parliament
8th May 2003
Coming into force
31st May 2003
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on her by section 1(1) of the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975( 1 ), and after such consultation as is mentioned in section 18(4) of that Act, hereby makes the following Order:
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 31st May 2003.
Designation
2. The sports grounds specified in the Schedule to this Order (being sports grounds in England 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 each designated as a sports ground requiring a safety certificate under the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975( 2 ).
Tessa Jowell
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
29th April 2003
Article 2
SCHEDULE
| Sports ground | Occupier of sports ground |
|---|---|
|
Neasham Road Darlington DL2 1GR |
Darlington Football Club |
|
National Hockey Stadium and Conference Centre Silbury Boulevard Central Milton Keynes MK9 1HA |
Wimbledon Football Club |
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) .
The number 5,000 was substituted for the number in section 1(1) of the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975 for Football League grounds in England and Wales by the Safety of Sports Grounds (Accommodation of Spectators) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/499 ).