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        Fire Safety and Safety of Places of Sport Act 1987 (c. 27)
        Introductory Text
        Main body
        Part I Fire Safety
        Exemption from requirement to have fire certificate
        1. Power to exempt from requirement to have fire certificate.
        2. Exemption from requirement to have fire certificate: supplementary.
        3. Charges for fire certification work.
        Means of escape and for fighting fire
        4. Means of escape: scope of regulation.
        5. General duty as to means of escape and for fighting fire.
        6. Codes of practice.
        7. Improvement notices.
        Interim duties as to safety of premises
        8. Duties as regards safety pending determination of applications for fire certificates.
        Premises involving serious risk to persons
        9. Special procedure in case of serious risk: prohibition notices.
        Inspections of premises
        [10. Inspections of premises.]
        11. Disclosure of information obtained in premises.
        Civil and other liability
        12. Civil and other liability.
        Miscellaneous
        13. Removal of exemption for premises used for public religious worship.
        14. Breaches of fire certificate requirements: restriction of defence.
        15. Automatic means for fighting fire.
        16. Special provision for certain premises.
        17. Extension of power to apply Act.
        18. Application to Crown etc.
        Part II Safety of Sports Grounds
        Application ofSafety of Sports Grounds Act 1975 to all sports grounds
        19. Application of Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975 to all sports grounds.
        Designation: spectator capacity
        20. Designation of grounds; variation in qualifying spectator capacity.
        Safety certificates
        21. Safety certificates: police presence.
        22. Safety certificates: appeals.
        Grounds involving serious risk to spectators
        23. Special procedure in case of serious risk: prohibition notices.
        24. Prohibition notices: appeals.
        Enforcement: inspections and obstruction
        25. Enforcement: inspections and offence of obstruction.
        Part III Safety of Stands at Sports Grounds
        26. Safety certificates for stands at sports grounds.
        27. Contents of safety certificates for stands.
        28. Issue of certificates.
        29. Amendment, cancellation etc. of certificates.
        30. Appeals.
        31. Regulations.
        32. Alterations and extensions.
        33. Exclusion of other statutory requirements.
        34. Enforcement.
        35. Powers of entry and inspection.
        36. Offences.
        37. Civil and other liability.
        38. Service of documents.
        39. Power to modify Part for classes of stand.
        40. Application to Crown.
        41. Interpretation.
        Part IV Indoor Sports Licences
        Licensing in England and Wales
        42. Licensing of indoor sports premises in London.
        43. Licensing of indoor sports premises outside London.
        Licensing in Scotland
        44. Licensing of indoor sports premises in Scotland.
        Part V Miscellaneous and General
        Miscellaneous
        45. Entertainment licences: removal of exemption.
        46. Entertainment licences: fees for variation.
        47. Luminous tube signs: England and Wales.
        48. Luminous tube signs: Scotland.
        General
        49. Repeals and transitional and saving provisions.
        50. Short title, commencement and extent.
        Schedules
        SCHEDULE 1 Fire Precautions: Special Provision for Certain Premises
        SCHEDULE 2 Special Provision for Certain Premises
        Part I The Premises
        Part II The Modifications
        SCHEDULE 2 Extension of Application of Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975 to Sports Grounds
        SCHEDULE 3 Indoor Sports Licences
        Consequential Amendments
        Amendments
        SCHEDULE 4 Repeals
        SCHEDULE 5 Transitional and Saving Provisions

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