Prospective

Schedules

Schedule 2U.K.Excluded premises and events

Part 1U.K.Excluded premises

Parks, gardens, etcU.K.

3(1)Premises are within this paragraph if they meet the conditions in sub-paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2)The condition in this sub-paragraph is that the premises consist of—

(a)a park,

(b)a garden,

(c)a recreation ground,

(d)a sports ground that is not a designated sports ground, or

(e)other open-air premises used for recreation or leisure.

(3)The condition in this sub-paragraph is that no measures are in place to secure or check that members of the public who wish to access the premises—

(a)have paid to do so,

(b)have tickets or passes allowing access, or

(c)are members or guests of a club, association or similar body.

(4)For the purposes of sub-paragraph (3) disregard measures in place in relation to—

(a)particular events, if the measures do not limit public access to the premises at other times, or

(b)particular facilities, if the measures do not limit public access to the premises generally.

(5)Nothing in this paragraph—

(a)prevents premises which do not fall within this paragraph, but form part of premises which do, being qualifying premises;

(b)prevents events held at premises which fall within this paragraph, or form part of such premises, being qualifying events.

(6)“Sports ground”—

(a)in relation to England and Wales and Scotland, has the meaning given by section 17(1) of the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975 (and see section 1(4) of that Act for the meaning of “designated sports ground”);

(b)in relation to Northern Ireland, has the meaning given by Article 2(2) of the Safety of Sports Grounds (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/313 (N.I. 2)) (and see Article 3 of that Order for the meaning of “designated sports ground”).