Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011

Regulated matches

35.—(1) In this Part references to a regulated match are references—

(a) in Chapter 2, to a match to which paragraph 2, 3, 6 or 8 of Schedule 3 applies;

(b) in Chapter 3, to a match to which paragraph 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 or 9 of that Schedule applies;

(c) in Chapter 4, to a match to which paragraph 2, 3, 4 or 5 of that Schedule applies and which is played in Northern Ireland;

(d) in Chapter 5, to a match to which any of the paragraphs of that Schedule applies.

(2) References in this Part to the period of a regulated match are references to the period—

(a) beginning one hour before the start of the match or (if earlier) one hour before the time at which it is advertised to start; and

(b) ending 30 minutes after the end of the match.

(3) But—

(a) where a match advertised to start at a particular time on a particular day is postponed to a later day, the period includes the period in the day on which it is advertised to take place beginning one hour before and ending 30 minutes after that time; and

(b) where a match advertised to start at a particular time on a particular day does not take place, the period is the period referred to in paragraph (a).

(4) The Department may by order amend Schedule 3.