The Football Spectators (Corresponding Offences in Belgium) Order 2000

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Football Spectators (Corresponding Offences in the Belgium) Order 2000 and shall come into force on 24th May 2000.

(2) In this Order “the 1989 Act” means the Football Spectators Act 1989.

2.—(1) The offences under the law of Belgium which are described in Schedule 1 to this Order are hereby specified as offences corresponding to the offences specified in Schedule 1 to the 1989 Act.

(2) In Schedule 1 to this Order—

(a) “specified football match” means any association football match played in Belgium—

(i) involving a team which represents a country or territory, or

(ii) involving a team which represents a club from England or Wales which is, at the time the match is played, a member (whether a full or associate member) of the Football Association Premier League or the Football League, or

(iii) which is part of a tournament organised by the Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) or the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).

(b) the expression “period relevant to” means the period beginning 72 hours before the start of the match and ending 72 hours after the end of the match.

3.  For the purposes of Schedule 1 to this Order—

(a) a person may be regarded as having been on a journey to or from a specified football match whether or not he attended or intended to attend the match;

(b) a person’s journey includes breaks (including overnight breaks); and

(c) any reference to an offence includes a reference to any attempt, conspiracy or incitement to commit that offence and includes a reference to aiding and abetting, counselling and procuring the commission of that offence.

4.—(1) The documentary form in which details are to be given of the conviction of a person in Belgium of a corresponding offence and the nature and circumstances of the offence is hereby specified as a certificate given by the Ministry of Justice or the Ministry of the Interior of Belgium in the form set out in Schedule 2 to this Order or a form to the like effect.

(2) The documentary form in which details are to be given of the fact that the conviction is not the subject of proceedings in Belgium questioning it is hereby specified as a statement included in the form set out in Schedule 2 that the judgement is final.

(3) An accurate translation of the form set out in Schedule 2 in the Dutch or French language shall be regarded as a form to the like effect.

A. K. Galloway

Clerk of the Privy Council