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Sports Grounds Safety Authority Act 2011 (c. 6)

Sports Grounds Safety Authority Act 2011 2011 CHAPTER 6 An Act to confer further powers on the Football Licensing Authority and to amend its name; and for connected purposes. [12th July 2011] B e it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Legislation

Table of Content

1. Football Licensing Authority to become Sports Grounds Safety Authority E+W

2. Advice to Ministers of the Crown E+W

3. Advice to bodies or persons in England and Wales E+W

4. Advice to bodies or persons outside England and Wales E+W

5. Supplementary E+W

6. Consequential amendments etc. E+W

7. Extent E+W

8. Commencement E+W

9. General E+W

1. Football Licensing Authority to become Sports Grounds Safety Authority E+W

2. Advice to Ministers of the Crown E+W

3. Advice to bodies or persons in England and Wales E+W

4. Advice to bodies or persons outside England and Wales E+W

5. Supplementary E+W

6. Consequential amendments etc. E+W

7. Extent E+W

8. Commencement E+W

9. General E+W

Section 1

1. Football Licensing Authority to become Sports Grounds Safety Authority E+W

(1) The body established by section 8 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Football Spectators Act 1989— (a) is to continue in being, but (b) instead of being called the Football Licensing Authority is to be called the Sports Grounds Safety Authority. (2) Schedule 1 contains further provisions relating to the Authority. (3) The expenses of the Authority are to be paid by the Secretary of State. Commencement Information I1 S. 1 in force at 1.11.2011 by S.I. 2011/2597 , art. 2

Section 2

2. Advice to Ministers of the Crown E+W

(1) The Authority— (a) may provide relevant advice to a Minister of the Crown, and (b) if requested to do so by a Minister of the Crown, must provide relevant advice to that Minister. (2) “ Relevant advice ” means— (a) advice in relation to safety at sports grounds generally, or (b) advice with respect to the exercise of any of the functions of the Minister in question under the enactments specified in subsection (3). (3) The enactments are— (a) the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975, (b) Part 3 of the Fire Safety and Safety of Places of Sport Act 1987 (safety of stands at sports grounds), and (c) the Football Spectators Act 1989. Commencement Information I2 S. 2 in force at 1.11.2011 by S.I. 2011/2597 , art. 2