Football (Disorder) Act 2000
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 2000 c. 25 |
for making banning orders which combine the effect of domestic football banning orders and international football banning orders,for a magistrates’ court to be able to make a banning order on a complaint (as well as on conviction of an offence) , where the court believes that such an order would help to prevent violence or disorder at or in connection with certain association football matches,for enforcing authorities to require persons subject to banning orders to surrender their passports in connection with certain association football matches played outside the United Kingdom,for enabling a constable, in certain circumstances, to require a person present before him to appear before a magistrates’ court within 24 hours to answer a complaint for the making of a banning order and, for that purpose, to give certain powers of arrest and detention) ,(2) Schedule 2 (which makes minor and consequential amendments) is to have effect.(3) The enactments specified in Schedule 3 are repealed to the extent specified.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . any supplementary, incidental or consequential provision,any transitory, transitional or saving provision,(2) The provision which may be made under subsection (1) includes provision amending or repealing any enactment, instrument or document.(3) Any power to make an order under this Act is exercisable by statutory instrument and the power may be exercised so as to make different provision for different purposes.(4) (5) An instrument containing any order under this section, other than an order making such provision as is mentioned in subsection (4) , shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.There shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament any increase attributable to this Act in the sums payable out of money provided by Parliament under any other enactment. (1) Section 1 shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint.( 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(3) (4) (5) (1) This Act extends to England and Wales only.(2) But the amendment or repeal by this Act of an enactment extending to Scotland or Northern Ireland also extends to Scotland or, as the case may be, Northern Ireland.This Act may be cited as the Football (Disorder) Act 2000. (1) The (2) For section 14 (and the preceding cross-headings) and sections 15 to 17 there is substituted—
- “(1) This section applies for the purposes of this Part.
- (2) “Regulated football match” means an association football match (whether in England and Wales or elsewhere) which is a prescribed match or a match of a prescribed description.
- (3) “External tournament” means a football competition which includes regulated football matches outside England and Wales.
- (4) “Banning order” means an order made by the court under this Part which—
- (a) in relation to regulated football matches in England and Wales, prohibits the person who is subject to the order from entering any premises for the purpose of attending such matches, and
- (b) in relation to regulated football matches outside England and Wales, requires that person to report at a police station in accordance with this Part.
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