1999 No. 2462

SPORTS GROUNDS AND SPORTING EVENTS

The Football (Offences) (Designation of Football Matches) Order 1999

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

In exercise of the powers conferred upon the Secretary of State by section 1(1) of the Football (Offences) Act 19911, I hereby make the following Order:

1

This Order may be cited as the Football (Offences) (Designation of Football Matches) Order 1999 and shall come into force on 27th September 1999.

2

The Football (Offences) (Designation of Football Matches) Order 19912 and article 2(2)(d) of the Sports Grounds and Football (Amendment of Various Orders) Order 19923 are hereby revoked.

3

The association football matches specified in the Schedule to this Order are hereby designated for the purposes of the Football (Offences) Act 1991.

Lord Steve BassamParliamentary Under-Secretary of StateHome Office

SCHEDULEDESIGNATED FOOTBALL MATCHES

Article 3

An association football match—

a

in which one or both of the participating teams represents a club which is for the time being a member (whether a full or associate member) of the Football League or the Football Association Premier League, or represents a club, country or territory outside England and Wales, and

b

which is played at a sports ground which is designated by order under section 1(1) of the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 19754, or registered with the Football League or the Football Association Premier League as the home ground of a club which is a member of the Football League or the Football Association Premier League at the time the match is played.

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order designates association football matches for the purposes of the Football (Offences) Act 1991 which introduced penalties for certain types of misconduct at designated football matches.