Statutory Instruments
2020 No. 35
Sports Grounds And Sporting Events
The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (Amendment) Order 2020
Made
14th January 2020
Laid before Parliament
20th January 2020
Coming into force
11th February 2020
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 requisite to the Secretary of State.
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (Amendment) Order 2020 and comes into force on 11th February 2020.
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)), after the entry for the Provident Stadium, occupied by Bradford Bulls Rugby League Football Club, insert—
| “ Gigg Lane, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 9HR | Bury Football Club ” . |
(3) In Schedule 2 (sports grounds designated under article 2(2))—
(a) after the entry for AESSEAL New York Stadium, occupied by Rotherham United Football Club, insert—
| “ The Peninsula Stadium, Moor Lane, Salford, M7 3PZ | Salford City Football Club ” ; |
(b) omit the entry for JD Stadium, Gigg Lane, occupied by Bury Football Club.
Nigel Adams
Minister of State for Sport, Media and Creative Industries
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
14th January 2020
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) .
By section 1(1) of the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975, the Secretary of State may by order designate any sports ground which, in the Secretary of State’s 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 is 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.