Sports Grounds & Stands Regulated Safety Certificates
If you operate a sports ground in Northern Ireland that holds more than 5,000 spectators, you may be required to hold a safety certificate.
A safety certificate may be either:
a general safety certificate issued for the use of a sports ground for a specified activity, or activities, during an indefinite period special safety certificate for the use of a sports ground for a specified activity or activities on a specified occasion or occasions
Safety certificates are obtained from your local district council.
Eligibility
To be eligible for a safety certificate, you must be likely to be in a position to prevent contravention of the terms and conditions of a certificate.
The Evaluation Process
Applicants must provide requested information and plans to the local district council within the time specified.
A council will determine if the applicant is a person likely to be in position to prevent breach of the terms and conditions of a certificate.
A copy of the application will be sent to the local Chief Constable and the Fire and Rescue Service Board and they will be consulted on the terms and conditions to be included in the certificate.
If an application is made to transfer a certificate the council must determine if the person to whom the certificate is to be transferred, if they made an application, would qualify for the issue of a certificate. The applicant may be the current holder of the certificate or the person to whom the certificate is to be transferred.
The council must send a copy of a transfer application to the Chief Constable and the Fire and Rescue Service Board. They shall consult them about any proposed amendment, replacement or transfer.
Will Tacit Consent Apply?
No. It is in the public interest that the Council process your application before it can be granted. If you have not heard from the council within a reasonable period, please contact us at 02886762205.
Application
Apply online
for a sports ground safety certificate or a change to an existing certificate
Failed Application Redress
Please contact the Council in the first instance at Council Offices,70 Burn Road,Cookstown, BT80 8DT. Tel no 02886762205
Any applicant who is refused a general safety certificate because they are not considered to be an eligible person can appeal to the Magistrates court.
An applicant who is refused a special safety certificate may also appeal to the Magistrates court against a refusal of his application based on grounds other than a decision that they are not an eligible person. Please contact the Council in the first instance.
