Statutory Instrument 2006 No. 1661

The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 2006

(The document as of February, 2008)

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

2006 No. 1661

SPORTS GROUNDS AND SPORTING EVENTS, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 2006

	Made	22nd June 2006
	Laid before Parliament	23rd June 2006
	Coming into force	17th July 2006

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 11(1) to (3) of the Football Spectators Act 1989[1]. In accordance with section 11(4) of that Act she has consulted with the Football Licensing Authority.

Citation and commencement
    1.This Order may be cited as the Football Spectators (Seating) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 17th July 2006.

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

    (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, it shall include a condition imposing the requirements, as respects the seating of spectators at designated football matches[3], specified in Schedule 2.

Tessa Jowell
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

22nd June 2006

SCHEDULE 1Article 2(2)

Premises in respect of which a condition imposing requirements as respects the seating of spectators at designated football matches shall be imposed

(1) Address of the premises	(2) Football club of which the premises are the home ground
Emirates Stadium Drayton Park London N5 1BU	Arsenal Football Club

SCHEDULE 2Article 2(2)

Requirements 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 football ground specified in Schedule 1 a condition imposing the requirements specified in Schedule 2 as respects the seating of spectators at designated football matches. "Designated football matches" are those association football matches designated by the Secretary of State under the powers conferred by section 1(2) of the Football Spectators Act 1989, and they include all association football matches played at the premises specified in Schedule 1 of this Order.

Notes:

[1]1989 c.37.back

[2]A "licence to admit spectators" is defined in section 1(7) of the Football Spectators Act 1989.back

[3]"Designated football match" is defined in section 1(2) of the Football Spectators Act 1989 and S.I. 2000/3331.back

ISBN0 11 074745 3

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