The Safety at Sports Grounds Act 1975 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which allows the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport to designate a sports ground that can accommodate more than 10,000 spectators (5,000 spectators for grounds that host the Premier League or English Football League matches) to require a safety certificate, in order for them to admit spectators into the ground.[1]
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to make provision for safety at sports stadia and other sports grounds. |
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| Citation | 1975 c. 52 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 1 August 1975 |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
Provisions
editSection 1 - Safety certificates for large sports stadia
editThis section outlines that any sports ground that has accommodation of more than 10,000 spectators (according to the opinion of the Secretary of State), may be designated as a 'sports ground' and as a result, requires a 'safety certificate'.
The Secretary of State may estimate 'by any means which he considers appropriate' how many people a sports ground can accommodate and may require the information to be provided by a person from the sports ground.
A safety certificate may be issued by the local authority, outlining what activities take place in the sports ground.
Section 2 - Contents of safety certificates
editThis section outlines that a safety certificate will have terms and conditions, determined by the local authority, as to what is necessary for reasonable safety at the sports ground, when it is being used for a specified activity or activities.
Section 3 - Applications for certificates
editThis section outlines that when a person applies for a safety certificate, the local authority has a duty is to determine whether the applicant of a safety certificate is able to prevent the terms and conditions of the safety certificate from being contravened. This person is known as a 'qualified person'.
Section 4 - Amendment etc. of certificates
editThis section outlines that the local authority can amend or replace a safety certificate, if they consider it appropriate.
Section 5 - Appeals
editThis section outlines that a qualified person may appeal the decision that they are not considered a qualified person, including on grounds 'other than a determination that he is not a qualified person'.
Section 6 - Regulations
editSection 7 - Determinations and appeals - supplementary
editSection 8 - Alternations and extensions
editSection 9 - Exclusion of other statutory requirements
editSection 10 - Special procedure in case of serious risk: prohibition notices
editSection 11 - Powers of entry and inspection
editSection 12 - Offences
editSection 13 - Civil liability
editSection 14 - Service of documents
editSection 16 - Application to Crown
editSection 17 - Interpretation
editSection 18 - Orders and regulations
editSection 19 - Short title, extent and commencement
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975". Sports Grounds Safety Authority. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ The citation of this act by this short title is authorised by section 19(1) of this act.