Football Spectators Act 1989
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The Football Spectators Act 1989 is a UK law introduced in the wake of serious football-related disasters and hooliganism, aimed at improving safety and crowd control at football matches through measures such as regulating spectator admission and behavior.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Football Spectators Act 1989 canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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United Kingdom legislation ⓘ |
| appliesTo | designated football matches in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| background | introduced following serious football-related disasters and hooliganism in the 1980s ⓘ |
| citationStyle | 1989 c. 37 ⓘ |
| containsProvisionOn |
control of admission to matches by means of schemes or licensing
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exclusion of convicted hooligans from football grounds ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
UK police forces
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courts of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLongTitle | An Act to provide for regulating the admission of spectators to designated football matches; and for connected purposes. ⓘ |
| implementedBy | secondary legislation designating football matches ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
England and Wales
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Scotland ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
creates criminal offences related to unauthorised attendance at designated matches
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enables courts to impose restrictions on attendance at football matches ⓘ |
| legislature | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyArea |
law and order
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sport policy ⓘ |
| providesFor |
creation of football banning orders
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establishment of a national membership scheme for football spectators ⓘ exclusion of certain individuals from football matches ⓘ regulation of admission to designated football matches ⓘ |
| purpose |
to address football hooliganism
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to improve safety and crowd control at football matches ⓘ to regulate the admission of spectators to designated football matches ⓘ |
| region | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulates | spectator behaviour at designated football matches ⓘ |
| relatedLegislation |
Football (Offences) Act 1991
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Football Disorder Act 2000 NERFINISHED ⓘ Public Order Act 1986 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Heysel Stadium disaster
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Hillsborough disaster NERFINISHED ⓘ football hooliganism in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 1989 ⓘ |
| sector | professional football ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Football Spectators Act 1989 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | in force ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
crowd control
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public safety at sporting events ⓘ sports law ⓘ |
| targetGroup |
football hooligans
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football spectators ⓘ |
| typeOfRegulation |
public order law
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sports crowd control law ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1989 ⓘ |
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