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Statutory Instruments
Sports Grounds And Sporting Events, England And Wales
Made
20th April 2012
Laid before Parliament
24th April 2012
Coming into force
18th May 2012
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.
1. This Order may be cited as the Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 2012 and shall come into force on 18th May 2012.
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
20th April 2012
Article 2
| Sports Ground | Occupier of Sports Ground |
|---|---|
Broadfield Stadium Winfield Way Crawley West Sussex RH11 9RX | Crawley Town Football and Social Club Ltd |
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order designates Broadfield Stadium, occupied by Crawley Town Football and Social Club Ltd, 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 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.
