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The Football Spectators (European Championship Control Period) Order 2004 No. 1029
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2004 No. 1029
SPORTS GROUNDS AND SPORTING EVENTS, ENGLAND AND WALES
The Football Spectators (European Championship Control Period) Order 2004
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Made |
26th March 2004 | |
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Laid before Parliament |
2nd April 2004 | |
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Coming into force |
1st May 2004 | |
In exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 14(6) of the Football Spectators Act 1989[
1], the Secretary of State hereby makes the following Order:
1.
This Order may be cited as the Football Spectators (European Championship Control Period) Order 2004 and shall come into force on 1st May 2004.
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- (1) In relation to the external tournament known as the UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) European Championship 2004 tournament in Portugal, the period described in paragraph (2) below is a control period for the purposes of Part II of the Football Spectators Act 1989.
(2) The period referred to in paragraph (1) above is the period beginning on 7th June 2004, being five 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 (which, subject to postponement, is due to be on 4th July 2004) or cancelled.
Hazel Blears
Minister of State
Home Office
26th March 2004
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order describes the control period under the Football Spectators Act 1989 for the UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) European Championship 2004 tournament in Portugal. The control period begins on 7th June 2004, being five 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 4th July 2004.
During a control period the powers contained in sections 19 (requirements for those subject to banning orders to report to police station and surrender passport) and 21A and 21B (summary powers to detain and refer to a court with a view to the making of a banning order) of the 1989 Act are exercisable. Those powers were inserted into the 1989 Act by the Football (Disorder) Act 2000[
2] for an initial period of one year, extended by statutory instrument (The Football (Disorder) (Duration of Powers) Order 2001 S.I. 2001/2646) for a further year until 27th August 2002, and extended in the Football (Disorder) (Amendment) Act 2002[
3] for a five year period until 1st May 2007.
Notes:
[1]
1989 c. 37. Section 14(6) was substituted, together with sections 14A to 14J for existing sections 14 to 17 by paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to the Football (Disorder) Act 2000 (c. 25).back
[2]
2000 c. 25.back
[3]
2002 c. 12.back
ISBN
0 11 049241 2
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© Crown copyright 2004 |
Prepared
4 May 2004
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