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3.—(1) An association football match to which paragraphs , (3) or (4) apply is prescribed for the purposes of section 14(2) of the 1989 Act (definition of a “regulated football match”).
(2) This paragraph applies to an association football match in England and Wales in which one or both of the participating teams represents—
(a)a club which is a member (whether a full or associate member) of—
(i)the Football League,
(ii)the Football Association Premier League,
(iii)the Football Association Women’s Super League,
(iv)the Football Association Women’s Championship,
(v)the Football Conference,
(vi)the Cymru Premier League, or
(vii)the Scottish Professional Football League;
(b)a club whose home ground is situated outside England and Wales;
(c)a country(1).
(3) This paragraph applies to an association football match in England and Wales played in the Football Association Challenge Cup (other than in a preliminary or qualifying round).
(4) This paragraph applies to an association football match outside England and Wales involving—
(a)a national team appointed by the Football Association to represent England or appointed by the Football Association of Wales to represent Wales;
(b)a team representing a club which is a member (whether a full or associate member) of—
(i)the Football League,
(ii)the Football Association Premier League,
(iii)the Football Association Women’s Super League,
(iv)the Football Association Women’s Championship,
(v)the Football Conference,
(vi)the Cymru Premier League, or
(vii)the Scottish Professional Football League;
(c)a team representing any country whose football association is a member of FIFA, where—
(i)the match is part of a competition or tournament organised by, or under the authority of, FIFA or UEFA, and
(ii)the competition or tournament is one in which a team referred to in sub-paragraph (a) is eligible to participate or has participated;
(d)a team representing a club which is a member (whether a full or associate member) of, or affiliated to, a national football association which is a member of FIFA, where—
(i)the match is part of a competition or tournament organised by, or under the authority of, FIFA or UEFA, and
(ii)the competition or tournament is one in which a team referred to in sub-paragraph (b) is eligible to participate or has participated.
Section 22A of the 1989 Act provides that, in Part 2 of that Act, “country” includes “territory”.
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