UK Act of Parliament 1985 United Kingdom

Sporting Events (Control of Alcohol ) Act 1985

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Enforced by
SGSA
Status
Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling
Imprisonment 2 of 3 obligations carry a criminal penalty. 1 carries different penalties — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person3

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Any Person — also bound by 2684 other Acts

What it requires

Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.001 Offences in connection with alcohol on coaches and trains. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Knowingly allow alcohol on a coach or train to a sporting eventAny Person
s.001 Alcohol on certain other vehicles. Regulated
  • Carry or allow alcohol on a vehicle to a sporting eventAny Person
s.008 Penalties for offences. (opens in a new tab) Imprisonment
  • Breach alcohol control rules at a sporting eventAny Person
14 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.002 Offences in connection with alcohol, containers etc. at sports grounds. (opens in a new tab)
s.002 Fireworks etc.
s.003 Licensing hours within sports grounds. (opens in a new tab)
s.004 Supplementary provisions about orders under section 3. (opens in a new tab)
s.005 Appeals. (opens in a new tab)
s.005 Private facilities for viewing events.
s.005 Occasional licences.
s.005 Clubs.
s.005 Non-retail sales.
s.006 Closure of bars. (opens in a new tab)
s.007 Powers of enforcement. (opens in a new tab)
s.009 Interpretation. (opens in a new tab)
s.010 Amendment of Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980. (opens in a new tab)
s.011 Short title and extent. (opens in a new tab)

Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.