Part IIIGeneral

27Citation, commencement, consequential repeal and extent

(1)This Act may be cited as the Football Spectators Act 1989.

(2)The provisions of this Act (other than this section) shall not come into operation until such day as the Secretary of State may appoint by order made by statutory instrument.

(3)Different days may be appointed under subsection (2) above for different provisions of this Act.

(4)A statutory instrument appointing a commencement date for section 3 or section 13 above shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

(5)Sections 30 to 37 of the [1986 c. 64.] Public Order Act 1986 (which provide for exclusion orders) shall cease to have effect on the date appointed under subsection (2) above for the commencement of section 2 of this Act except for the purposes of the making under section 33 of that Act of applications after that date to terminate exclusion orders and the communication of terminating orders under section 34(2) of that Act.

(6)This Act, except paragraph 14 of Schedule 2, extends to England and Wales only.