Statutory Instruments
2010 No. 1864
Sports Grounds And Sporting Events, England And Wales
The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (No.3) Order 2010
Made
16th July 2010
Laid before Parliament
21st July 2010
Coming into force
16th August 2010
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1(1) of the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975( 1 ). In accordance with section 18(4) of that Act he has consulted with such persons and bodies as appear to him to be requisite.
Citation and Commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (No.3) Order 2010 and shall come into force on 16th August 2010.
Designation
2. The sports ground specified in the Schedule to this Order, being a sports ground—
(a) at which association football matches are played;
(b) which is occupied by a club which is a member of the Football League Limited; and
(c) which, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, has accommodation for more than 5,000 spectators( 2 )
is designated as a sports ground requiring a safety certificate under the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975.
Hugh Robertson
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
16th July 2010
Article 2
SCHEDULE
| Sports Ground | Occupier of Sports Ground |
|---|---|
The Stevenage Football Stadium (also known as the Lamex Stadium) | Stevenage Football Club Limited |
Broadhall Way Stevenage Hertfordshire SG2 8RH |
1975 c.52 ; section 1 was amended by sections 19 and 20 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Fire Safety and Safety of Places of Sport Act 1987 (c.27) .
The Safety of Sports Grounds (Accommodation of Spectators) Order 1996 ( S.I. 1996/499 ) substituted the number 5,000 for the number specified in section 1(1) of the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975 in respect of a sports ground at which association football matches are played and which is occupied by a club which is a member of either the Football League Limited or the Football Association Premier League Limited.