PART IVExclusion Orders
31Offences connected with football.
1
This section applies to any offence which fulfils one or more of the following three conditions.
2
The first condition is that the offence was committed during any period relevant to a prescribed football match (as determined under subsections (6) to (8)), while the accused was at, or was entering or leaving or trying to enter or leave, the football ground concerned.
3
The second condition is that the offence—
a
involved the use or threat of violence by the accused towards another person and was committed while one or each of them was on a journey to or from an association football match,
b
involved the use or threat of violence towards property and was committed while the accused was on such a journey, or
c
was committed under section 5 or Part III while the accused was on such a journey.
4
The third condition is that the offence was committed under section 1(3) or (4) or 1A(3) or (4) of the [1985 c. 57.] Sporting Events (Control of Alcohol etc.) Act 1985 (alcohol on journeys to or from certain sporting events) and the designated sporting event concerned was an association football match.
5
For the purposes of subsection (3) a person's journey includes breaks (including overnight breaks).
6
The period beginning 2 hours before the start of the match or (if earlier) 2 hours before the time at which it is advertised to start, and ending 1 hour after the end of it, is a period relevant to it.
7
Where the match is advertised to start at a particular time on a particular day and is postponed to a later day, the period in the advertised day beginning 2 hours before and ending 1 hour after that time is also a period relevant to it.
8
Where the match is advertised to start at a particular time on a particular day and does not take place, the period in that day beginning 2 hours before and ending 1 hour after that time is a period relevant to it.