The Sports Grounds and Sporting Events (Designation) (Scotland) Order 2014 No. 5

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Scottish Statutory Instruments

2014 No. 5

Sports Grounds And Sporting Events

The Sports Grounds and Sporting Events (Designation) (Scotland) Order 2014

Made

8th January 2014

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

10th January 2014

Coming into force

8th February 2014

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 18 of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Sports Grounds and Sporting Events (Designation) (Scotland) Order 2014 and comes into force on 8th February 2014.

Designation of Sports Grounds and Sporting Events

2.  For the purposes of Part II of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 the following are designated:-

(a)the sports grounds specified in Schedule 1 to this Order;

(b)the classes of sporting events specified in Part I of Schedule 2 to this Order, at any of the sports grounds specified in Schedule 1 to this Order;

(c)the classes of sporting events taking place outside Great Britain specified in Part II of Schedule 2 to this Order.

Revocation

3.  The Orders specified in Schedule 3 to this Order are revoked.

SHONA ROBISON

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew's House,

Edinburgh

8th January 2014

Article 2(a) and (b)

SCHEDULE 1SPORTS GROUNDS

Allan ParkCove
Balmoor StadiumPeterhead
Bayview StadiumMethil
Bellslea ParkFraserburgh
The Bet Butler StadiumDumbarton
Borough BriggsElgin
Broadwood StadiumCumbernauld
Cappielow ParkGreenock
Celtic ParkGlasgow
Central ParkCowdenbeath
Christie ParkHuntly
Claggan ParkFort William
Cliftonhill StadiumCoatbridge
Dens Park StadiumDundee
Dudgeon ParkBrora
East End ParkDunfermline
Easter Road StadiumEdinburgh
Energy Assets ArenaLivingston
Excelsior StadiumAirdrie
The Falkirk StadiumFalkirk
Ferguson ParkRosewell
Firhill StadiumGlasgow
Fir Park StadiumMotherwell
Forthbank StadiumStirling
GalabankAnnan
Gayfield ParkArbroath
Glebe ParkBrechin
Global Energy StadiumDingwall
Grant ParkLossiemouth
Grant Street ParkInverness
Hampden ParkGlasgow
Harlaw ParkInverurie
Harmsworth ParkWick
The HaughsTurriff
Ibrox StadiumGlasgow
Islecroft StadiumDalbeattie
K ParkEast Kilbride
Kynoch ParkKeith
Links Park StadiumMontrose
McDiarmid ParkPerth
Mackessack ParkRothes
Meadowbank StadiumEdinburgh
Meadow ParkCastle Douglas
Mosset ParkForres
Murrayfield StadiumEdinburgh
Netherdale 3G ArenaGalashiels
New Douglas ParkHamilton
North Lodge ParkPitmedden
Ochilview ParkStenhousemuir
Palmerston ParkDumfries
Pennypit ParkPrestonpans
Pittodrie StadiumAberdeen
Princess Royal ParkBanff
Raydale ParkGretna
Recreation ParkAlloa
Rugby ParkKilmarnock
Seafield ParkGrantown-on-Spey
St Mirren ParkPaisley
Somerset ParkAyr
Spartans Academy, Ainslie ParkEdinburgh
Stair ParkStranraer
Stark's ParkKirkcaldy
Station ParkForfar
Station ParkNairn
Tannadice ParkDundee
Tulloch Caledonian StadiumInverness
Tynecastle StadiumEdinburgh
Victoria ParkBuckie
Victoria ParkInnerleithen
Yarrow ParkSelkirk

Article 2(b) and (c)

SCHEDULE 2CLASSES OF SPORTING EVENTS

PART I

1.  Association football matches in the Scottish Professional Football League.

2.  Association football matches in the Scottish Lowland Football League.

3.  Association football matches in the Scottish Highland Football League.

4.  Association football matches in the competition for-

(a)the Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup;

(b)the Scottish League Cup;

(c)the Scottish League Challenge Cup;

(d)the Scottish Lowland Football League Cup;

(e)the Scottish Highland Football League Cup;

(f)the UEFA Champions League;

(g)the UEFA Europa League; or

(h)the UEFA Super Cup.

5.  International association football matches in Scotland.

6.  Association football matches (other than those specified in paragraphs 1 to 5 above) which come within the jurisdiction of the Scottish Football Association Limited.

PART II

Association football matches at a sports ground outside Great Britain in which one of the participating teams represents-

(a)the Scottish Football Association Limited;

(b)a club which is a member of the Scottish Professional Football League;

(c)a club which is a member of the Scottish Lowland Football League; or

(d)a club which is a member of the Scottish Highland Football League.

Article 3

SCHEDULE 3

The Sports Grounds and Sporting Events (Designation) (Scotland) Order 2010(2).

The Sports Grounds and Sporting Events (Designation) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2012(3).

The Sports Grounds and Sporting Events (Designation) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2013(4).

The Sports Grounds and Sporting Events (Designation) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2013(5).

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order consolidates, with amendments, the previous Sports Grounds and Sporting Events (Designation) (Scotland) Orders.

The Order designates the sports grounds, the classes of sporting events played at those grounds and the classes of sporting events outside Great Britain for the purposes of Part II of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 (sporting events: control of alcohol etc.). This Order revokes the Sports Grounds and Sporting Events (Designation) (Scotland) Order 2010 and the subsequent Orders amending that Order.

The main changes from the previous Orders reflect the creation of the Scottish Lowland Football League. The home grounds of its member teams are designated in Schedule 1. The Order also makes changes to the classes of sporting events in Schedule 2 to update the names of the relevant football leagues and football competitions.

(1)

1995 c.39. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46). Section 18 has been modified by paragraph 2 of schedule 3 to the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10).


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