Part 2Public order etc.
Chapter 1Football banning orders
Miscellaneous and general
67Service of documents
1
A document required by this Chapter to be served on a person is served on the person if—
a
given to the person; or
b
sent to the person by registered post or a recorded delivery service.
2
A certificate of posting of a letter sent under subsection (1)(b) issued by the postal operator concerned is sufficient evidence of the sending of the letter on the day specified in the certificate.
3
In subsection (2), “postal operator” has the meaning given by F1section 27 of the Postal Services Act 2011 (c.5).
68Offences under this Chapter
C11
A person who fails to comply with any requirement imposed on the person—
a
by a football banning order;
b
under section 61(1); or
c
by a notice under section 61(4),
commits an offence.
C12
It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (1) to prove that the person had a reasonable excuse for failing to comply with the requirement.
3
A person who commits an offence under subsection (1)(a) or (c) is liable on summary conviction to—
a
imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months;
b
a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale; or
c
both such imprisonment and such a fine.
4
A person who commits an offence under subsection (1)(b) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.
C15
A person who, in connection with an application under section 64 to be exempted from a notice under section 61(4)—
a
knowingly or recklessly makes a statement which is false or misleading in a material particular; or
b
knowingly or recklessly produces, furnishes, signs or otherwise makes use of a document which is false or misleading in a material particular,
commits an offence.
6
A person who commits an offence under subsection (5) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
69Interpretation of Chapter 1
1
In this Chapter—
“the football banning orders authority” means the chief constable of the F2Police Service of Scotland; and
“passport” means a United Kingdom passport within the meaning of the Immigration Act 1971 (c. 77).
2
The Scottish Ministers may by order modify the definition of “the football banning orders authority” in subsection (1).