Fire Safety and Safety of Places of Sport Act 1987

33 Exclusion of other statutory requirements. E+W+S

(1) While a general safety certificate is in force under this Part for a regulated stand at a sports ground, the following provisions shall not apply to the stand, that is to say—

(a) section 37(1) of the M1 Public Health Acts Amendment Act 1890 (platforms for public occasions);

(b) any provision of the M2 Fire Precautions Act 1971 or of a fire certificate issued under that Act in so far as it relates to any matter in relation to which requirements are imposed by the terms and conditions of the safety certificate;

(c) section 89 of the M3 Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (which makes provision as to the safety of platforms, stands and similar structures) in so far as that section relates to any matter in relation to which requirements are imposed by the terms and conditions of the safety certificate;

(d) sections 24 and 71 of the M4 Building Act 1984 (exits, entrances etc. in the case of certain public and other buildings); and

(e) any provision of a local Act in so far as it relates to any matter in relation to which requirements are imposed by the terms and conditions of the safety certificate.

(2) Where an enactment provides for the licensing of premises of any class or description and the authority responsible for licences thereunder is required or authorised to impose terms, conditions or restrictions in connection with such licences, then, so long as there is in operation with respect to the premises a safety certificate under this Part covering the use of the premises by reason of which a licence under that enactment is required, any term, condition or restriction imposed with respect to those premises in connection with any licence under that enactment shall be of no effect in so far as it relates to any matter in relation to which requirements are imposed by the terms and conditions of the certificate under this Part.

[F1 (2A) For the purposes of subsection (2)—

(a) “the licensing of premises” includes the granting of a premises licence or club premises certificate under the Licensing Act 2003, and

(b) “licence” is to be construed accordingly.]

(3) A person required by or under a local Act to do anything that would involve a contravention of the terms or conditions of a safety certificate under this Part shall not be treated as having contravened that Act if he fails to do it.

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 33(2A) inserted (24.11.2005) by Licensing Act 2003 (c. 17), s. 201(2), Sch. 6 para. 106 (with ss. 2(3), 15(2), 195); S.I. 2005/3056, art. 2(2)

Marginal Citations

M1 53 & 54 Vict. c. 59.

M2 1971 c. 40.

M3 1982 c. 45.

M4 1984 c. 55.