Statutory Instruments
2019 No. 1116
Sports Grounds And Sporting Events, England
The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (Amendment) Order 2019
Made
10th July 2019
Laid before Parliament
11th July 2019
Coming into force
2nd August 2019
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1) and 18(2) of the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975( 1 ).
The Secretary of State is of the opinion that the conditions in section 1(1) of that Act are satisfied( 2 ) and has, in accordance with section 18(4) of that Act, consulted with such persons and bodies of persons as appear to him requisite.
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (Amendment) Order 2019 and comes into force on 2nd August 2019.
Amendments to the Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 2015
2. —(1)The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 2015( 3 ) is amended as follows.
(2) In Schedule 1 (sports grounds designated under article 2(1))—
(a) after the entry for Trent Bridge, occupied by Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club, insert—
| “ Meadow Lane Stadium, Meadow Lane, Nottingham, NG2 4HJ | Notts County Football Club ” ; |
(b) after the entry for Edgbaston Stadium, occupied by Warwickshire County Cricket Club, insert—
| “ Ricoh Arena, Phoenix Way, Foleshill, Coventry, CV6 6GE | Wasps Rugby Football Club ” . |
(3) In Schedule 2 (sports grounds designated under article 2(2)), omit the entries for—
(a) Ricoh Arena, occupied by Coventry City Football Club, and Wasps Rugby Football Club;
(b) Meadow Lane Stadium, occupied by Notts County Football Club;
(c) Huish Park, occupied by Yeovil Town Football Club.
Mims Davies
Minister for Sport and Civil Society
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
10th July 2019
1975 c. 52 ; section 1 was amended by section 20 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Fire Safety and Safety of Places of Sport Act 1987 (c. 27) . The functions of the Secretary of State were, so far as exercisable in relation to Scotland, transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46) .
By section 1(1) of the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975, the Secretary of State may by order designate as a sports ground requiring a safety certificate under that Act any sports ground which, in his opinion, has accommodation for more than 10,000 spectators. The Safety of Sports Grounds (Accommodation of Spectators) Order 1996 ( S.I. 1996/499 ) substituted the number 5,000 for the number of spectators specified in section 1(1) of that Act in respect of sports grounds in England and Wales at which association football matches are played and which are occupied by a club which a member of the Football League Limited or the Football Association Premier League Limited.
S.I. 2015/661 , to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.