2006 No. 781

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ENGLANDSTATUTORY NUISANCES AND CLEAN AIR

The Statutory Nuisances (Artificial Lighting) (Designation of Relevant Sports) (England) Order 2006

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 80(8B) of the Environmental Protection Act 19901:

Title, commencement and application1

This Order—

a

may be cited as the Statutory Nuisances (Artificial Lighting) (Designation of Relevant Sports) (England) Order 2006;

b

comes into force on 6th April 2006;

c

applies in England only.

Designation of a “relevant sport”2

A sport appearing in the list of sports set out in the Schedule to this Order is designated as a “relevant sport” for the purposes of section 80(8A) of the Environmental Protection Act 19902.

Ben BradshawParliamentary Under Secretary of StateDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

SCHEDULELIST OF SPORTS

Article 2

1

American Football

2

Archery

3

Association Football

4

Athletics

5

Australian Rules Football

6

Badminton

7

Baseball

8

Basketball

9

Biathlon

10

Bobsleigh

11

Bowls

12

Camogie

13

Cricket

14

Croquet

15

Curling

16

Cycling

17

Equestrian Sports

18

Gaelic Football

19

Golf

20

Gymnastics

21

Handball

22

Hockey

23

Horse Racing

24

Hurling

25

Ice Hockey

26

Ice Skating

27

Lacrosse

28

Luge

29

Modern Pentathlon

30

Motor Cycling

31

Motor Sports

32

Netball

33

Polo

34

Roller Sports

35

Rounders

36

Rowing

37

Rugby League

38

Rugby Union

39

Shooting

40

Skateboarding

41

Skiing

42

Softball

43

Swimming (including Diving)

44

Tennis

45

Triathlon

46

Tug of War

47

VolleyBall

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order designates the sports that are “relevant sports” for the purposes of section 80(8A) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (“the Act”).

The designation is required so as to identify what is a “relevant sports facility”, as described in section 80(8A) of the Act.

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business.