Statutory Instruments
2012 No. 1470
Sports Grounds And Sporting Events, England And Wales
The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 2012
Made 6th June 2012
Laid before Parliament 8th June 2012
Coming into force 1st July 2012

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 11 of the Football Spectators Act 1989. In accordance with section 11(4) of that Act he has consulted the Sports Grounds Safety Authority.
1989 c.37; section 1(6A), which defines “the licensing authority” as meaning the Sports Grounds Safety Authority, was inserted by Schedule 2 to the Sports Grounds Safety Authority Act 2011 (c.6).

Citation and Commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Football Spectators (Seating) Order 2012 and comes into force on 1st July 2012.

Direction
2. (1) The Secretary of State directs the Sports Grounds Safety Authority as set out in paragraph (2).
(2) When granting any licence to admit spectators to the premises specified in column (1) of Schedule 1 and further identified in column (2) of that Schedule by the name of the football club of which they are the home ground, the Sports Grounds Safety Authority must include in that licence a condition imposing the requirements, as respects the seating of spectators at designated football matches, specified in Schedule 2.
See section 1(7) of the Football Spectators Act 1989.
See section 1(2) of the Football Spectators Act 1989 and the Football Spectators (Designation of Football Matches in England and Wales) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/3331).
Hugh Robertson
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
6th June 2012

SCHEDULE 1 Premises in respect of which a condition imposing requirements about the seating of spectators at designated football matches must be imposed
Article 2(2)
(1) Address of the premises	(2) Football club of which the premises are the home ground
New York Stadium Don Street Rotherham S60 1AH	Rotherham United Football Club (RUFC) Limited

SCHEDULE 2 Requirements to be imposed
Article 2(2)
1. Only seated accommodation is to be provided for spectators at a designated football match.
2. Spectators are only to be admitted to watch a designated football match from seated accommodation.

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order directs the Sports Grounds Safety Authority to include in any licence to admit spectators to the New York Stadium a condition imposing the requirements that only seated accommodation is to be provided for spectators at a designated football match and that spectators are only to be admitted to watch such a match from seated accommodation. In order to admit spectators to a designated football match, which would include any association football match played at this ground, a licence is required under the Football Spectators Act 1989.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this Order.

Art. 1 in force at 1.7.2012, see art. 1
Art. 2 in force at 1.7.2012, see art. 1
Sch. 1 in force at 1.7.2012, see art. 1
Sch. 2 para. 1 in force at 1.7.2012, see art. 1
Sch. 2 para. 2 in force at 1.7.2012, see art. 1