1.  This Order may be cited as the Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 1977 and shall come into operation on 1st January 1978.

2.  The sports stadia specified in the Schedule to this Order (being stadia each of which in the opinion of the Secretary of State has accommodation for more than 10,000 spectators) are hereby designated as stadia requiring safety certificates under the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975.