PART 4SPORT
CHAPTER 4BANNING ORDERS IN RELATION TO REGULATED MATCHES
47Termination of banning orders
1
If a banning order has had effect for at least two-thirds of the period determined under section 45, the person subject to the order may apply to the court by which it was made to terminate it.
2
On the application, the court may by order terminate the banning order as from a specified date or refuse the application.
3
In exercising its powers under subsection (2), the court must have regard to—
a
the person’s character,
b
the conduct of that person since the banning order was made,
c
the nature of the offence which led to it, and
d
any other circumstances which appear to it to be relevant.
4
Where an application under subsection (1) in respect of a banning order is refused, no further application in respect of the order may be made within the period of 6 months beginning with the day of the refusal.
5
The court may order the applicant to pay all or any part of the costs of an application under this section.
6
In the case of a banning order made by a magistrates’ court, the reference in subsection (1) to the court by which it was made includes a reference to any magistrates’ court acting for the same county court division as that court.