UK Act of Parliament 1989 United Kingdom

Football Spectators Act 1989

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Enforced by
SGSA
Status
Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling
Prosecution 1 of 11 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 1 carries different penalties and 9 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person3 Director or Officer1

Plus 7 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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Any Person — also bound by 2684 other Acts
Director or Officer — also bound by 482 other Acts
Companies Act 2006 126 duties

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.

Part 1

Football Matches in England and Wales

2 of 13 sections shown
s.009 Offence of admitting spectators to unlicensed premises. (opens in a new tab) Prosecution
  • Admit spectators to unlicensed football premisesAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.011 Power of Secretary of State to require conditions in licences relating to seating. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Licensing authority must apply directed seating conditions to football licencesStatutory regulator
11 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.001 Scope and interpretation of this Part. (opens in a new tab)
s.002 Offences relating to unauthorised attendance at designated football matches. (opens in a new tab)
s.003 The Football Membership Authority. (opens in a new tab)
s.004 National membership scheme: making, approval, modification (opens in a new tab)
s.005 National membership scheme: contents and penalties. (opens in a new tab)
s.006 Phased application of scheme. (opens in a new tab)
s.007 Disqualification for membership of scheme. (opens in a new tab)
s.008 The Football Licensing Authority. (opens in a new tab)
s.010 Licences to admit spectators: general. (opens in a new tab)
s.012 Licences to admit spectators: revocation and suspension. (opens in a new tab)
s.013 Licensing authority’s powers in relation to safety at football grounds. (opens in a new tab)
Part 2

Regulated football matches

8 of 23 sections shown
s.014 Banning orders made on conviction of an offence. Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Court must make banning order on conviction for football offence unless unjustTribunal / Court
s.014 Banning orders: general. Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Court must explain order and impose reporting, notification and passport dutiesTribunal / Court
s.015 Restriction orders. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Court must make international football banning order if it prevents violenceTribunal / Court
s.018 Information. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Court officers must send banning order copies to police and enforcing authorityTribunal / Court
s.019 Functions of enforcing authority and local police. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Report to police and surrender passport if required by a football banning orderAny Person
s.020 Exemptions from requirement to report as respects a match. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Do not make false statements in a football banning-order exemption applicationAny Person
s.021 Functions of enforcing authority: supplementary provisions. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Enforcing authority must comply with regulations on giving noticesStatutory regulator
s.022 Restriction orders arising out of offences outside England and Wales. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Magistrates' court must make banning order for foreign football-related offencesTribunal / Court
15 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.014 Main definitions. (opens in a new tab)
s.014 Banning orders made on a complaint.
s.014 Banning orders: supplementary.
s.014 Banning orders made on a complaint: appeals.
s.014 Period of banning orders.
s.014 Additional requirements of orders.
s.014 Termination of orders.
s.014 Offences.
s.016 Effect of order. (opens in a new tab)
s.017 Application to terminate restriction order. (opens in a new tab)
s.021 Summary measures: detention.
s.021 Summary measures: reference to a court.
s.021 Summary measures: supplementary
s.021 Summary measures: compensation.
s.022 Other interpretation, etc.
Part 3

General

1 of 5 sections shown
s.024 Offences by bodies corporate. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Be personally liable for company's football spectator offenceDirector or Officer
4 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.023 Further provision about, and appeals against, declarations of relevance. (opens in a new tab)
s.025 Service of documents. (opens in a new tab)
s.026 Financial provision. (opens in a new tab)
s.027 Citation, commencement, consequential repeal and extent. (opens in a new tab)
Schedules

Schedules

0 of 36 shown
36 other schedules
s.sch001 This Schedule applies to the following offences:
s.sch001 Any reference to an offence in paragraph 1 above includes—...
s.sch001 For the purposes of paragraphs 1(g) to (o) above—
s.sch001 (1) In this Schedule, “ football match ” means a...
s.sch002 (1) The licensing authority shall be a body corporate.
s.sch002 The licensing authority may pay to each member such remuneration...
s.sch002 The licensing authority may pay, or make provision for paying,...
s.sch002 Where a person ceases to be a member otherwise than...
s.sch002 The approval of the Treasury shall be required for any...
s.sch002 In Part II of Schedule 1 to the House of...
s.sch002 The quorum of the licensing authority and the arrangements relating...
s.sch002 (1) A member of the licensing authority who is in...
s.sch002 The validity of any proceedings of the licensing authority shall...
s.sch002 The licensing authority may appoint such inspectors as it may...
s.sch002 The licensing authority may appoint a secretary and such other...
s.sch002 It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State—...
s.sch002 The terms and conditions of appointments under paragraphs 18 and...
s.sch002 The licensing authority shall, as regards such of its inspectors,...
s.sch002 If an inspector, officer or employee of the licensing authority—...
s.sch002 The licensing authority shall keep proper accounts and proper records...
s.sch002 The accounts of the licensing authority in respect of accounting...
s.sch002 A person shall not be qualified for appointment for the...
s.sch002 A copy of any accounts of the licensing authority which...
s.sch002 The licensing authority shall send a copy of the statement...
s.sch002 The Comptroller and Auditor General shall examine, certify and report...
s.sch002 The Comptroller and Auditor General may inspect any records relating...
s.sch002 In paragraphs 23 and 24 above, “accounting year” means the...
s.sch002 The application of the seal of the licensing authority shall...
s.sch002 Any person who is, or whom the Secretary of State...
s.sch002 Any document purporting to be an instrument issued by the...
s.sch002 Subject to the following provisions of this Schedule, a person...
s.sch002 A person shall not be appointed as a member of...
s.sch002 A person may at any time resign his office as...
s.sch002 Where a member becomes or ceases to be the chairman,...
s.sch002 If the Secretary of State is satisfied that a member...
s.sch002 A person who ceases to be a member, or ceases...

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