# The Football Banning Orders (Regulated Football Matches) (Scotland) Order 2013, Note: 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2013/228/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/football-banning-orders-regulated-football-matches-scotland-order-2013/note
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