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Scottish Statutory Instruments
2013 No. 228
Public Order
The Football Banning Orders (Regulated Football Matches) (Scotland) Order 2013
Made
5th July 2013
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
8th July 2013
Coming into force
6th July 2013
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 55(4) of the Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Football Banning Orders (Regulated Football Matches) (Scotland) Order 2013 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
Regulated football matches
2. For section 55(3)(a)(ii) of the Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006 (descriptions of regulated football matches) substitute-
"(ii)represents a club which is for the time being a member of the Scottish Professional Football League;".
R CUNNINGHAM
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew's House,
Edinburgh
5th July 2013
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order, which comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made, modifies section 55(3) of the Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006.
Article 2 amends a description of football matches which are regulated football matches so as to include any match anywhere in the United Kingdom where one or both of the participating teams represents a club which is for the time being a member of the Scottish Professional Football League.
This Order is made in consequence of the amalgamation of the Scottish Premier League and the Scottish Football League.