The Football Spectators (2014 World Cup Control Period) Order 2014

Made: 24th January 2014

Laid before Parliament: 29th January 2014

Coming into force: 24th February 2014

The Secretary of State considers that the provision made by article 2 of this Order is expedient in order to secure the effective enforcement of Part 2 of that Act.

Citation, commencement and interpretation

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• (1) This Order may be cited as the Football Spectators (2014 World Cup Control Period) Order 2014 and shall come into force on 24th February 2014.

• (2) In this Order—

• “the Tournament” means the external tournament known as the 2014 FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) World Cup in Brazil.

Control period

2

Section 14(6) of the Act shall have effect in relation to the Tournament as if, for the reference to five days, there were substituted a reference to ten days.

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• (1) In relation to the Tournament, the period described in paragraph (2) is a control period for the purposes of Part 2 of the Act.

• (2) The period is the period beginning on 2nd June 2014, being ten days before the day of the first football match which is included in the Tournament, and ending when the last match included in the Tournament is finished or cancelled (which, subject to postponement, is due to be on 13th July 2014).

Signed

Damian Green — Minister of State — 24th January 2014

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order prescribes the control period under the Football Spectators Act 1989 (“the Act”) for the 2014 FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) World Cup in Brazil. The control period begins on 2nd June 2014, which is ten days before the first match in the tournament, and ends when the last match in the tournament is finished or cancelled. The last match is due to be played on 13th June 2014.

During the control period, powers under sections 21A and 21B of the Act (summary powers to detain and refer to a court with a view to making a banning order) are exercisable. An individual subject to a banning order may be required to surrender his or her passport during a control period under section 19 of the Act. In addition, bail conditions can be imposed on an individual requiring that person to surrender his or her passport during a control period under section 14A (banning orders made on conviction of an offence) and section 14B (banning orders made on complaint) of the Act.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1989 c. 37. Section 14 was substituted by paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to the Football (Disorder) Act 2000 (c. 25) and has been amended by section 103 of the Policing and Crime Act 2009 (c. 26). Section 22A was inserted by paragraph 18 of Schedule 2 to the Football (Disorder) Act 2000 and has been amended by paragraph 1 of Schedule 5 to the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 (c. 38) and paragraph 5 of Schedule 1 to the Identity Documents Act 2010 (c. 40).

Editorial notes

[^key-c96023c49241c823a72f8deaca654cd5]: Art. 2 in force at 24.2.2014, see art. 1(1)

[^key-2195f1900c29b231f2eb1db3633fddff]: Art. 1 in force at 24.2.2014, see art. 1(1)

[^key-8c59e1b1a8f899f2fb0be4403835de64]: Art. 3 in force at 24.2.2014, see art. 1(1)

[^key-236ace342e52ae497728e4a19219e416]: Words in art. 3(2) substituted (24.2.2014) by The Football Spectators (2014 World Cup Control Period) (Amendment) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/220), arts. 1, 2(2)