2014 No. 5

Sports Grounds And Sporting Events

The Sports Grounds and Sporting Events (Designation) (Scotland) Order 2014

Made

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

Coming into force

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 18 of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 19951 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Citation and commencement1

This Order may be cited as the Sports Grounds and Sporting Events (Designation) (Scotland) Order 2014 and comes into force on 8th February 2014.

Designation of Sports Grounds and Sporting Events2

For the purposes of Part II of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 the following are designated:—

a

the sports grounds specified in Schedule 1 to this Order;

b

the classes of sporting events specified in Part I of Schedule 2 to this Order, at any of the sports grounds specified in Schedule 1 to this Order;

c

the classes of sporting events taking place outside Great Britain specified in Part II of Schedule 2 to this Order.

Revocation3

The Orders specified in Schedule 3 to this Order are revoked.

SHONA ROBISONAuthorised to sign by the Scottish MinistersSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh

SCHEDULE 1SPORTS GROUNDS

Article 2(a) and (b)

Allan Park

Cove

Balmoor Stadium

Peterhead

Bayview Stadium

Methil

Bellslea Park

Fraserburgh

The Bet Butler Stadium

Dumbarton

Borough Briggs

Elgin

Broadwood Stadium

Cumbernauld

Cappielow Park

Greenock

Celtic Park

Glasgow

Central Park

Cowdenbeath

Christie Park

Huntly

Claggan Park

Fort William

Cliftonhill Stadium

Coatbridge

Dens Park Stadium

Dundee

Dudgeon Park

Brora

East End Park

Dunfermline

Easter Road Stadium

Edinburgh

Energy Assets Arena

Livingston

Excelsior Stadium

Airdrie

The Falkirk Stadium

Falkirk

Ferguson Park

Rosewell

Firhill Stadium

Glasgow

Fir Park Stadium

Motherwell

Forthbank Stadium

Stirling

Galabank

Annan

Gayfield Park

Arbroath

Glebe Park

Brechin

Global Energy Stadium

Dingwall

Grant Park

Lossiemouth

Grant Street Park

Inverness

Hampden Park

Glasgow

Harlaw Park

Inverurie

Harmsworth Park

Wick

The Haughs

Turriff

Ibrox Stadium

Glasgow

Islecroft Stadium

Dalbeattie

K Park

East Kilbride

Kynoch Park

Keith

Links Park Stadium

Montrose

McDiarmid Park

Perth

Mackessack Park

Rothes

Meadowbank Stadium

Edinburgh

Meadow Park

Castle Douglas

Mosset Park

Forres

Murrayfield Stadium

Edinburgh

Netherdale 3G Arena

Galashiels

New Douglas Park

Hamilton

North Lodge Park

Pitmedden

Ochilview Park

Stenhousemuir

Palmerston Park

Dumfries

Pennypit Park

Prestonpans

Pittodrie Stadium

Aberdeen

Princess Royal Park

Banff

Raydale Park

Gretna

Recreation Park

Alloa

Rugby Park

Kilmarnock

Seafield Park

Grantown-on-Spey

St Mirren Park

Paisley

Somerset Park

Ayr

Spartans Academy, Ainslie Park

Edinburgh

Stair Park

Stranraer

Stark’s Park

Kirkcaldy

Station Park

Forfar

Station Park

Nairn

Tannadice Park

Dundee

Tulloch Caledonian Stadium

Inverness

Tynecastle Stadium

Edinburgh

Victoria Park

Buckie

Victoria Park

Innerleithen

Yarrow Park

Selkirk

SCHEDULE 2CLASSES OF SPORTING EVENTS

Article 2(b) and (c)

PART I

1

Association football matches in the Scottish Professional Football League.

2

Association football matches in the Scottish Lowland Football League.

3

Association football matches in the Scottish Highland Football League.

4

Association football matches in the competition for—

a

the Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup;

b

the Scottish League Cup;

c

the Scottish League Challenge Cup;

d

the Scottish Lowland Football League Cup;

e

the Scottish Highland Football League Cup;

f

the UEFA Champions League;

g

the UEFA Europa League; or

h

the UEFA Super Cup.

5

International association football matches in Scotland.

6

Association football matches (other than those specified in paragraphs 1 to 5 above) which come within the jurisdiction of the Scottish Football Association Limited.

PART II

Association football matches at a sports ground outside Great Britain in which one of the participating teams represents—

a

the Scottish Football Association Limited;

b

a club which is a member of the Scottish Professional Football League;

c

a club which is a member of the Scottish Lowland Football League; or

d

a club which is a member of the Scottish Highland Football League.

SCHEDULE 3

Article 3

  • The Sports Grounds and Sporting Events (Designation) (Scotland) Order 20102.

  • The Sports Grounds and Sporting Events (Designation) (Scotland) Amendment Order 20123.

  • The Sports Grounds and Sporting Events (Designation) (Scotland) Amendment Order 20134.

  • The Sports Grounds and Sporting Events (Designation) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 20135.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order consolidates, with amendments, the previous Sports Grounds and Sporting Events (Designation) (Scotland) Orders.

The Order designates the sports grounds, the classes of sporting events played at those grounds and the classes of sporting events outside Great Britain for the purposes of Part II of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 (sporting events: control of alcohol etc.). This Order revokes the Sports Grounds and Sporting Events (Designation) (Scotland) Order 2010 and the subsequent Orders amending that Order.

The main changes from the previous Orders reflect the creation of the Scottish Lowland Football League. The home grounds of its member teams are designated in Schedule 1. The Order also makes changes to the classes of sporting events in Schedule 2 to update the names of the relevant football leagues and football competitions.