2011 No. 2244
Sports Grounds And Sporting Events, England And Wales
The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (No.3) Order 2011
Made 8th September 2011
Laid before Parliament 12th September 2011
Coming into force 7th October 2011

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1(1) of the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975. In accordance with section 18(4) of that Act he has consulted with such persons as appear to him to be requisite.
1975 c.52; section 1(1) was amended by Schedule 2 to the Fire Safety and Safety of Places of Sport Act 1987 (c.27).

1 Citation and Commencement
This Order may be cited as the Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (No.3) Order 2011 and shall come into force on 7th October 2011.

2 Designation
The sports ground specified in the Schedule to this Order (being a sports ground which in the opinion of the Secretary of State has accommodation for more than 10,000 spectators) is designated as a sports ground requiring a safety certificate under the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975.
Hugh Robertson Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Culture, Media and Sport 8th September 2011
SCHEDULE
Sports Ground	Occupier of Sports Ground
The Olympic Stadium Olympic Park Stratford London E20 2ST	The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited
	
Article 2

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order designates the Olympic Stadium, occupied by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited, as a sports ground requiring a safety certificate under the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument.