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Statutory Instruments
Sports Grounds And Sporting Events, England And Wales
Made
18th September 2014
Laid before Parliament
19th September 2014
Coming into force
10th October 2014
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, the Secretary of State has consulted with such persons as appear to the Secretary of State to be requisite.
1. This Order may be cited as the Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 2014 and comes into force on 10th October 2014.
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 Association Premier 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.
Helen Grant
Minister for Sport and Tourism
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
18th September 2014
Article 2
| Sports Ground | Occupier of Sports Ground |
|---|---|
The City Football Academy Arena Etihad Campus 400 Ashton New Road Manchester M11 4TQ | Manchester City Football Club Limited |
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order designates the City Football Academy Arena, occupied by Manchester City Football Club Limited, as a sports ground requiring a safety certificate under the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument.
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 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 in England and Wales 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.
