Part 8Miscellaneous
Chapter 2Other
Football spectators
I1105Enforcement of 1989 Act in Scotland and Northern Ireland
1
The following provisions of the Football Spectators Act 1989 extend to Scotland and Northern Ireland—
a
section 14J(1) (offence of failing to comply with a requirement imposed by a banning order or a requirement imposed under section 19(2B) or (2C)),
b
section 19(6) (offence of failing, without reasonable excuse, to comply with a requirement imposed under section 19(2)),
c
section 20(10) (offence of making a false statement, etc. in connection with an application for exemption from requirements imposed by or under Part 2).
2
But in Scotland it is a defence where a person is charged with an offence by virtue of subsection (1)(a) to prove that the person had a reasonable excuse for failing to comply with the requirement in question.
3
A person guilty of an offence by virtue of subsection (1)(a) is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale (or both).
4
A person guilty of an offence by virtue of subsection (1)(b) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.
5
A person guilty of an offence by virtue of subsection (1)(c) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.