Major Sports Facilities Act 2001
sec.30GAuthorised advertising
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sec.30G Authorised advertising
The Authority may, on written application by a person, authorise the display of an advertisement in airspace, or on a building or other structure, within sight of a major sports facility during a restricted advertising period for the facility. However, the Authority may authorise the display only if the Authority is satisfied the display is appropriate for the restricted advertising event to which the restricted advertising period relates, having regard to the following— any effect of the advertisement on the organisation or staging of the event; whether or not there are any commercial arrangements about the advertisement with the Authority or the event’s organiser; whether or not the advertisement is consistent with other advertisements approved for the event and the arrangements mentioned in paragraph (b) ; any effect of the advertisement on how the facility is perceived by persons intending or likely to stage events at the facility in the future. The Authority may impose conditions on the display of the advertisement under the authorisation, including, for example, conditions about the following— the period for which the display is authorised under the approval; the circumstances in which the display is authorised under the approval; the persons who are authorised to display the advertisement under the approval; the types of advertisements that are authorised to be displayed under the approval. s 30G ins 2006 No. 53 s 3 amd 2016 No. 56 s 30 (sec.30G-ssec.1) The Authority may, on written application by a person, authorise the display of an advertisement in airspace, or on a building or other structure, within sight of a major sports facility during a restricted advertising period for the facility. (sec.30G-ssec.2) However, the Authority may authorise the display only if the Authority is satisfied the display is appropriate for the restricted advertising event to which the restricted advertising period relates, having regard to the following— any effect of the advertisement on the organisation or staging of the event; whether or not there are any commercial arrangements about the advertisement with the Authority or the event’s organiser; whether or not the advertisement is consistent with other advertisements approved for the event and the arrangements mentioned in paragraph (b) ; any effect of the advertisement on how the facility is perceived by persons intending or likely to stage events at the facility in the future. (sec.30G-ssec.3) The Authority may impose conditions on the display of the advertisement under the authorisation, including, for example, conditions about the following— the period for which the display is authorised under the approval; the circumstances in which the display is authorised under the approval; the persons who are authorised to display the advertisement under the approval; the types of advertisements that are authorised to be displayed under the approval.