Safety at Sports and Recreational Events Act, 2010 (Act No. 2 of 2010)Chapter 2 : Ensuring Responsibility for Safety and Security at Events8. Existing stadium or venue safety certificate |
(1)
| (a) | A stadium or venue owner, as the case may be, must annually and at least 30 days before the expiry of an existing safety certificate in respect of a stadium or venue apply in the prescribed manner to a local authority for a safety certificate in respect of that stadium or venue. |
| (b) | The application for safety certification of an existing stadium or venue must be made within 90 days after the commencement of this Act. |
| (2) | The Minister, in consultation with the Minister of Science and Technology, may prescribe criteria and other requirements to ensure safety of the infrastructure and accommodation at a stadium or venue which must include provision of adequate safe access and sufficient facilities for persons with disabilities. |
| (3) | If at the commencement of this Act the criteria and requirements prescribed under subsection (2) are not in place at an existing stadium or venue, they must be complied with within— |
| (a) | two years, if high-risk events are hosted at that stadium or venue; |
| (b) | three years, if medium-risk events are hosted at that stadium or venue; or |
| (c) | five years if, low-risk events are hosted at that stadium or venue, after the commencement of this Act. |
(4)
| (a) | The certificate contemplated in subsection (1) must be accompanied by a grading certificate issued by a local authority. |
| (b) | The grading certificate must state the determined safe spectator capacity of the stadium or venue and the level of risk of the event that may be hosted at a stadium or venue. |
| (c) | A local authority may issue a high-risk event grading certificate only after consultation with the relevant authorised member. |