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The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 2010

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Statutory Instruments

2010 No. 1584

Sports Grounds And Sporting Events, England And Wales

The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 2010

Made

9th June 2010

Laid before Parliament

15th June 2010

Coming into force

23rd July 2010

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 11 of the Football Spectators Act 1989(1). In accordance with section 11(4) of that Act he has consulted with the Football Licensing Authority.

Citation and Commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Football Spectators (Seating) Order 2010 and shall come into force on 23rd July 2010.

Direction

2.—(1) The Secretary of State directs the Football Licensing Authority as set out in paragraph (2).

(2) When granting any licence to admit spectators(2) to the premises specified in column (1) of Schedule 1 and further identified in column (2) of that Schedule by the name of the football club of which they are the home ground, the Football Licensing Authority shall include in that licence a condition imposing the requirements, as respects the seating of spectators at designated football matches(3), specified in Schedule 2.

Hugh Robertson

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

9th June 2010

Article 2(2)

SCHEDULE 1Premises in respect of which a condition imposing requirements about the seating of spectators at designated football matches must be imposed

(1) Address of the premises(2) Football club of which the premises are the home ground

Bloomfield Road Stadium

Bloomfield Road

Seasiders Way

Blackpool

Lancashire

FY1 6JJ

Blackpool Football Club Limited

Article 2(2)

SCHEDULE 2Requirements to be imposed

1.  Only seated accommodation shall be provided for spectators at a designated football match.

2.  Spectators shall only be admitted to watch a designated football match from seated accommodation.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order directs the Football Licensing Authority to include in any licence to admit spectators to the Bloomfield Road Stadium a condition imposing the requirements that only seated accommodation is to be provided for spectators at a designated football match and that spectators shall only be admitted to watch such a match from seated accommodation. In order to admit spectators to a designated football match, which would include any association football match played at this ground, a licence is required under the Football Spectators Act 1989.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this Order.

(2)

See section 1(7) of the Football Spectators Act 1989.

(3)

See section 1(2) of the Football Spectators Act 1989 and the Football Spectators (Designation of Football Matches in England and Wales) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/3331).

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