UK Act of Parliament 1975 United Kingdom

Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975

An Act to make provision for safety at sports stadia and other sports grounds.

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Enforced by
SGSA
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Prosecution 1 of 3 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 2 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person1

Plus 2 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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What it requires

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s.010 Enforcement. Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must enforce safety rules and inspect sports grounds annuallyLocal authority
s.012 Offences. (opens in a new tab) Prosecution
  • Admit spectators without a valid safety certificateAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.018 Orders and regulations. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must consult before making sports ground ordersCrown / Minister / Government department
20 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 †Safety certificates for large sports stadia. (opens in a new tab)
s.002 Contents of safety certificates. (opens in a new tab)
s.003 Applications for certificates. (opens in a new tab)
s.004 Amendment etc. of certificates. (opens in a new tab)
s.004 Safety certificates: fire safety
s.005 Appeals. (opens in a new tab)
s.006 Regulations. (opens in a new tab)
s.007 Determinations and appeals—supplementary. (opens in a new tab)
s.008 Alterations and extensions. (opens in a new tab)
s.009 Exclusion of other statutory requirements. (opens in a new tab)
s.010 Special procedure in case of serious risk: prohibition notices. (opens in a new tab)
s.010 Appeals against prohibition notices.
s.011 Powers of entry and inspection. (opens in a new tab)
s.013 Civil liability. (opens in a new tab)
s.014 Service of documents. (opens in a new tab)
s.015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (opens in a new tab)
s.015 Power to modify Act for classes of grounds.
s.016 Application to Crown. (opens in a new tab)
s.017 Interpretation. (opens in a new tab)
s.019 Short title, extent and commencement. (opens in a new tab)

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