Sporting Events (Control of Alcohol etc.) Act 1985
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1985 c. 57 |
is a public service vehicle or railway passenger vehicle, andis being used for the principal purpose of carrying passengers for the whole or part of a journey to or from a designated sporting event.if the vehicle is a public service vehicle and he is the operator of the vehicle or the servant or agent of the operator, orif the vehicle is a hired vehicle and he is the person to whom it is hired or the servant or agent of that person.(3) A person who has F14alcohol in his possession while on a vehicle to which this section applies is guilty of an offence.(4) A person who is drunk on a vehicle to which this section applies is guilty of an offence.(5) In this section “public service vehicle” and “operator” have the same meaning as in the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981.is not a public service vehicle but is adapted to carry more than 8 passengers, andis being used for the principal purpose of carrying two or more passengers for the whole or part of a journey to or from a designated sporting event.if he is its driver, orif he is not its driver but is its keeper, the servant or agent of its keeper, a person to whom it is made available (by hire, loan or otherwise) by its keeper or the keeper’s servant or agent, or the servant or agent of a person to whom it is so made available.(3) A person who has F15alcohol in his possession while on a motor vehicle to which this section applies is guilty of an offence.(4) A person who is drunk on a motor vehicle to which this section applies is guilty of an offence.(5) at any time during the period of a designated sporting event when he is in any area of a designated sports ground from which the event may be directly viewed, orwhile entering or trying to enter a designated sports ground at any time during the period of a designated sporting event at that ground,(1A) (2) A person who is drunk in a designated sports ground at any time during the period of a designated sporting event at that ground or is drunk while entering or trying to enter such a ground at any time during the period of a designated sporting event at that ground is guilty of an offence.is for holding any drink, andis of a kind which, when empty, is normally discarded or returned to, or left to be recovered by, the supplier, orpart of an article falling within paragraph (a) above;at any time during the period of a designated sporting event when he is in any area of a designated sports ground from which the event may be directly viewed, orwhile entering or trying to enter a designated sports ground at any time during the period of a designated sporting event at the ground.(2) It is a defence for the accused to prove that he had possession with lawful authority.(3) This section applies to any article or substance whose main purpose is the emission of a flare for purposes of illuminating or signalling (as opposed to igniting or heating) or the emission of smoke or a visible gas; and in particular it applies to distress flares, fog signals, and pellets and capsules intended to be used as fumigators or for testing pipes, but not to matches, cigarette lighters or heaters.(4) This section also applies to any article which is a firework.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . from which designated sporting events may be directly viewed, andto which the general public are not admitted,
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