uksi/2020/434 — The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2020

2020 No. 434 Sports Grounds And Sporting Events The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2020 Made 17th April 2020 Laid before Parliament 21st April 2020 Coming into force 13th May 2020 The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1) and 18(2) of the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975 . The Secretary of State is of the opinion that the conditions in section 1(1) of that Act are satisfied and has, in accordance with section 18(4) of that Act, consulted with such persons and bodies of persons as appear requisite to the Secretary of State. Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2020 and comes into force on 13th May 2020. Amendment to the Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 2015 2 1 The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 2015 is amended as follows. 2 In Schedule 2 (sports grounds designated under article 2(2)), after the entry for Griffin Park, occupied by Brentford Football Club, insert— Brentford Community Stadium, Lionel Road South, Brentford TW8 0RU Brentford Football Club and London Irish Rugby Football Club . Nigel Huddleston Minister for Sport, Tourism and Heritage Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 17th April 2020 EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Order) This Order amends the Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 2015 ( S.I. 2015/661 ) so as to designate Brentford Community Stadium, Brentford, as a sports ground for which a safety certificate is required under the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975 (c. 52) . Brentford Community Stadium is occupied by Brentford Football Club (a member of the Football League Limited) and London Irish Rugby Football Club, and is a sports ground in England and Wales at which association football matches are played and which, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, has accommodation for more than 5,000 spectators. A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or significant, impact on private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.