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Statutory Instruments

2006 No. 781

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ENGLAND

STATUTORY NUISANCES AND CLEAN AIR

The Statutory Nuisances (Artificial Lighting) (Designation of Relevant Sports) (England) Order 2006

Made

10th March 2006

Laid before Parliament

16th March 2006

Coming into force

6th April 2006

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 80(8B) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990(1):

Title, commencement and application

1.  This Order—

(a)may be cited as the Statutory Nuisances (Artificial Lighting) (Designation of Relevant Sports) (England) Order 2006;

(b)comes into force on 6th April 2006;

(c)applies in England only.

Designation of a “relevant sport”

2.  A sport appearing in the list of sports set out in the Schedule to this Order is designated as a “relevant sport” for the purposes of section 80(8A) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990(2).

Ben Bradshaw

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Date 10th March 2006

Article 2

SCHEDULELIST OF SPORTS

1.  American Football

2.  Archery

3.  Association Football

4.  Athletics

5.  Australian Rules Football

6.  Badminton

7.  Baseball

8.  Basketball

9.  Biathlon

10.  Bobsleigh

11.  Bowls

12.  Camogie

13.  Cricket

14.  Croquet

15.  Curling

16.  Cycling

17.  Equestrian Sports

18.  Gaelic Football

19.  Golf

20.  Gymnastics

21.  Handball

22.  Hockey

23.  Horse Racing

24.  Hurling

25.  Ice Hockey

26.  Ice Skating

27.  Lacrosse

28.  Luge

29.  Modern Pentathlon

30.  Motor Cycling

31.  Motor Sports

32.  Netball

33.  Polo

34.  Roller Sports

35.  Rounders

36.  Rowing

37.  Rugby League

38.  Rugby Union

39.  Shooting

40.  Skateboarding

41.  Skiing

42.  Softball

43.  Swimming (including Diving)

44.  Tennis

45.  Triathlon

46.  Tug of War

47.  VolleyBall

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order designates the sports that are “relevant sports” for the purposes of section 80(8A) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (“the Act”).

The designation is required so as to identify what is a “relevant sports facility”, as described in section 80(8A) of the Act.

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business.

(1)

1990 c. 43; section 80(8B) was inserted by section 103(3) of the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 (c. 16).

(2)

Section 80(8A) was inserted by section 103(3) of the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005.