# The Football Governance Act 2025 (Specified Competitions) Regulations 2025, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations prescribe the top five tiers of the men’s English football pyramid as “specified competitions” for the purposes of the Football Governance Act 2025 (“the Act”).
For clarity, Tier 1 is the Premier League, organised by the Football Association Premier League Limited. Tiers 2-4 are the English Football League, comprising the Championship (Tier 2), League One (Tier 3), and League Two (Tier 4) which are organised by the Football League Limited. Tier 5 is the Premier Division of the National League, organised by the Football Conference Limited.
A full impact assessment was prepared in relation to the Act. No further impact assessment has been produced as the effect of the Regulations is limited to applying the provisions of the Act, the impact of which has already been assessed. Copies of the Impact Assessment for the Act are available from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 100 Parliament Street, London SW1A 2BQ and at www.legislation.gov.uk, where it may be read alongside this instrument and its Explanatory Memorandum. Hard copies of these documents are available from the same postal address.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2025/9780348275452/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-football-governance-act-2025-specified-competitions-regulations-2025/note
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