Regulation 2 Addition of a relevant offence to Schedule 1 to the Football Spectators Act 1989
In paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Football Spectators Act 1989 (football banning orders: relevant offences)f1, after sub-paragraph (y), insert—
“(z)any offence under section 4(3) or 5 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (supply or possession etc. of controlled substances)f2 committed by the accused in relation to a Class A drug, as defined in section 2(1)(b) of that Act, at any football match to which this Schedule applies or while entering or trying to enter the ground.”
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“Relevant offence” is defined in section 14(1) of the 1989 Act. Paragraphs 1(v) to (y) of Schedule 1 to the Football Spectators Act 1989 were inserted by sections 190(1), (2), and (6) of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022. Other amendments have been made to Schedule 1 which are not relevant to these Regulations.
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Section 4(3) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (c. 38) makes it an offence for a person to supply or offer to supply a controlled drug to another person, or to be concerned in that supply or offer. Section 5(2) makes it an offence for a person to have a controlled drug in their possession. Section 5(2A) was inserted by section 151 and paragraphs 1 and 6 of Schedule 17 to the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 and provides that section 5(2) does not apply to a “temporary class drug” under Section 2A. Section 5(3) makes it an offence for a person to have a controlled drug in their possession with the intent to supply it in contravention of section 4(1). Section 2(1) provides that controlled drugs are listed in Schedule 2 to that Act, “Class A” drugs being listed in Part I of Schedule 2.