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Football Spectators Act 1989 (c. 37)

1989 CHAPTER 37

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

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  1. Part I

    Football Matches in England and Wales

    1. Preliminary

      1. 1. Scope and interpretation of this Part.

    2. National Membership Scheme

      1. 2. Offences relating to unauthorised attendance at designated football matches.

      2. 3. The Football Membership Authority.

      3. 4. National membership scheme: making, approval, modification etc.

      4. 5. National membership scheme: contents and penalties.

      5. 6. Phased application of scheme.

      6. 7. Disqualification for membership of scheme.

    3. Licences to admit spectators

      1. 8. The Football Licensing Authority.

      2. 9. Offence of admitting spectators to unlicensed premises.

      3. 10. Licences to admit spectators: general.

      4. 11. Power of Secretary of State to require conditions in licences relating to seating.

      5. 12. Licences to admit spectators: revocation and suspension.

      6. 13. Licensing authority’s powers in relation to safety at football grounds.

  2. Part II

    Football Matches Outside England and Wales

    1. Preliminary

      1. 14. Scope and interpretation of this Part.

    2. Restriction orders

      1. 15. Restriction orders.

      2. 16. Effect of order.

      3. 17. Application to terminate restriction order.

      4. 18. Information.

    3. Reporting

      1. 19. Functions of enforcing authority and local police.

      2. 20. Exemptions from requirement to report as respects a match.

      3. 21. Functions of enforcing authority: supplementary provisions.

    4. Relevant offences outside England and Wales

      1. 22. Restriction orders arising out of offences outside England and Wales.

  3. Part III

    General

    1. 23. Further provision about, and appeals against, declarations of relevance.

    2. 24. Offences by bodies corporate.

    3. 25. Service of documents.

    4. 26. Financial provision.

    5. 27. Citation, commencement, consequential repeal and extent.

    1. Schedule 1

      Relevant Offences.

    2. Schedule 2

      The Football Licensing Authority: Supplementary Provisions.

An Act to control the admission of spectators at designated football matches in England and Wales by means of a national membership scheme and licences to admit spectators; to provide for the safety of spectators at such matches by means of such licences and the conferment of functions on the licensing authority in relation to safety certificates for grounds at which such matches are played; and to provide for the making by courts and the enforcement of orders imposing restrictions on persons convicted of certain offences for the purpose of preventing violence or disorder at or in connection with designated football matches played outside England and Wales.

[16th November 1989]

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

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