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.