Birmingham Commonwealth Games Act 2020
Birmingham Commonwealth Games Act 2020
Independent editorial summary — not the official statute text. Read the official version on legislation.gov.uk.
Overview of the Act
Reproduced verbatim from the Explanatory Notes published with the Act on legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). Explanatory Notes are prepared by the responsible government department and are not part of the Act.
This Act provides for a number of operational measures required to support the delivery of the 2022 Commonwealth Games to be held predominantly in Birmingham (and venues across the West Midlands). It provides United Kingdom ministers and the Organising Committee with the powers necessary to ensure delivery of aspects of the Games relating to funding of the Organising Committee, Organising Committee reporting, provisions regarding association with the Games, ticket touting, advertising and trading and transport. The Act does not apply to other Commonwealth Sport events such as championships, which will not form part of the Games.
Type: UK Public General Act
Year and chapter: 2020 c. 10
Royal Assent: 2020-06-25
Last ingested: 2026-06-12 from legislation.gov.uk. Acts commence section by section — check the official text for commencement orders.