The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 2001

• Citation: S.I. 2001/2372
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 23rd July 2001.

Section 2 Designation

The sports ground specified in Schedule 1 to this Order (being a sports ground which in the opinion of the Secretary of State has accommodation for more than 10,000 spectators) is hereby designated as a sports ground requiring a safety certificate under the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975.

Section 3 Designation

The sports grounds specified in Schedule 2 to this Order (being sports grounds in England at which association football matches are played, which are occupied by clubs which are members of the Football League Limited or the Football Association Premier League Limited, and which in the opinion of the Secretary of State have accommodation for more than 5,000 spectators) are hereby designated as sports grounds requiring safety certificates under the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975 .

Section 4 Amendment to the Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 1986

In Schedule 1 to the Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 1986 , the entry in respect of the Borough Sports Ground, Sutton shall be omitted.