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Football (Offences) Act 1991

Consolidated Text As Enacted Cited authorities 5 Cited in Amendments 20 Related
Vincent
JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
Citation1991 c. 19
(1) In this Act a “designated football match” means an association football match designated, or of a description designated, for the purposes of this Act by order of the Secretary of State.Any such order shall be made by statutory instrument which shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.within the period beginning two hours before the start of the match or (if earlier) two hours before the time at which it is advertised to start and ending one hour after the end of the match; orwhere the match is advertised to start at a particular time on a particular day but does not take place on that day, within the period beginning two hours before and ending one hour after the advertised starting time.(a) the playing area, or any area adjacent to the playing area to which spectators are not generally admitted, or(b) any area in which spectators or other persons are or may be present,(1) It is an offence to F1engage or take part in chanting of an indecent or racialist nature at a designated football match.“chanting” means the repeated uttering of any words or sounds F2(whether alone or in concert with one more others) ; and“of a racialist nature” means consisting of or including matter which is threatening, abusive or insulting to a person by reason of his colour, race, nationality (including citizenship) or ethnic or national origins.

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