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Since the contest is not organized for the public and takes place within a fenced area, where the public does not have access, it should not be considered a public event, the county administrative board writes in a press release.
“After consulting with the police, the County Administrative Board has examined whether Gotland Grand National 2020 can be assessed as a public event, in accordance with the Public Order Act. On Wednesday, the County Administrative Board concluded that the competition is not a public event and therefore does not require a permit in accordance with the Public Order Law, “the county administrative board writes in a mail. .
It was Monday that authorities discovered that permission had not been obtained from the county administrative board. During the process, however, the organizer was never concerned that the event would be canceled.
The first event with the largest number of participants
“Nordic Sport & Event has done everything right to the end and believes it is regrettable but good that the authorities themselves have discovered the matter and have time to correct it before the competition begins on Friday,” wrote the company’s CEO Conny. Bohlin, in an SMS to SVT Sport yesterday.
Only on Monday was it noted that it was the Gotland County Administrative Board that would issue the permit, which had not happened. Since then, the authority has held meetings with the police to clarify the matter.
GGN is the first in Sweden with such a large sporting event during the corona pandemic and has received a lot of attention on how the rollout will take place.
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