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Fire Safety and Safety of Places of Sport Act 1987
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Fire Safety and Safety of Places of Sport Act 1987
1987 CHAPTER 27
An Act to amend the Fire Precautions Act 1971 and other enactments relating to fire precautions; to amend the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975 and make like provisions as respects stands at sports grounds; to extend as respects indoor sports premises, and amend, the statutory provisions regulating entertainment licences; and for connected purposes.
[15th May 1987]
X1Be 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:—
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X1The text of Ss. 19-41, 49, 50, Schs. 2, 4, 5 was taken from S.I.F. Group 45A (Entertainment), Ss. 1-18, 49, 50, Schs. 1, 4, 5 from S.I.F. Group 50 (Fire Services), Ss. 42, 43, 45, 46, 47, 49, 50, Schs. 3-5 from S.I.F. Group 81:1 (Local Government: General, E. & W.), Ss. 44, 48-50, Sch. 5 from S.I.F. Group 81:2 (Local Government: General, S.).
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E1Except as provided by an order under section 50 subsection (5) Parts II and III of this Act do not extend to the Isles of Scilly.
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I1Act not in force at Royal Assent see s. 50(2)
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