Statutory Instruments
2022 No. 122
Sports Grounds And Sporting Events, England
The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (Amendment) (England) Order 2022
Made
8th February 2022
Laid before Parliament
14th February 2022
Coming into force
7th March 2022
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) (England) Order 2022 and comes into force on 7th March 2022.
Amendment 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 Recreation Ground, occupied by Bath Rugby Club, insert—
| “ Alexander Stadium, Walsall Road, Perry Barr, B42 2LR | Birmingham City Council ” . |
Nigel Huddleston
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
8th February 2022
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) .
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 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 football club which is a member of the Football League Limited or the Football Association Premier League Limited.
S.I. 2015/661 , amended by S.I. 2015/1556 ; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.