24.Schedule 1 to the Football Spectators Act 1989 is amended by adding to the existing list of football related offences:
offences involving the possession and/or misuse of flares or fireworks at football matches
offences involving the use, carrying or possession of an offensive weapon or a firearm; and
offences of breach of a banning order or police notice.
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