# Football Governance Act 2025, Schedule 11: Index of defined terms

Extent: E+W

affirmative determination
section 28(1)
applicable reviewer
section 81(2) and Schedule 10
Bank of England base rate
section 92(1)
the Board
paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 2
business premises
section 92(1)
chargeable period
section 53(11)
closure notice
section 69
club
section 2(1)
the club financial soundness objective
section 6
commitment
section 24 (in Part 3) and section 70 (in Part 7)
competition
section 2(1)
competition organiser
section 2(1)
concerned person
section 81(2)
conflict of interest
section 92(1)
decision notice
section 77
discretionary licence condition
section 21
distribution agreement
section 56(5)
distribution order
section 56(5)
English football
section 2(1)
English team
section 2(4)
Expert Panel
paragraphs 1 and 23 of Schedule 2
expert reporter
section 66
the fan engagement threshold requirement
paragraph 4 of Schedule 4
the financial resources threshold requirement
paragraph 2 of Schedule 4
the Football Association
section 92(1)
football
section 2(1)
football club
section 2(1)
football governance statement
section 11
football season
section 92(1)
full operating licence
section 15(3)
HMRC
section 92(1)
the IFR
sections 1(2)(a) and 2(1)
the IFR’s objectives
section 6
the IFR’s regulatory principles
section 8
individual ownership fitness criteria
section 26(7)
information
section 92(1)
information requirement
section 75(2)
levy rules
section 53(2)
licensed club
section 2(1)
mandatory licence condition
section 20 and Schedule 5
the non-financial resources threshold requirement
paragraph 3 of Schedule 4
officer
section 4
officer fitness criteria
section 26(8)
operates
section 2(2)
operating licence
section 2(1)
owner
section 3(1) and Schedule 1
personnel statement
section 16(4)
provisional operating licence
section 15(2)
qualifying football season
section 56(5)
regulated club
section 2(1)
registered society
section 92(1)
relegation revenue
section 62(9)
relevant infringement
section 67 and Schedule 7
relevant revenue
section 56(2)
relevant team
section 2(1)
resolution process
section 56(5)
revenue rules
paragraph 12(1) of Schedule 9
reviewable decision
section 81(2) and Schedule 10
senior manager
section 4(4)
senior management function
section 4(5)
serious criminal conduct
section 92(2)
skilled person
paragraph 5 of Schedule 9
specified competition
section 2(1)
specified competition organiser
section 2(1)
state of the game report
section 10
the systemic financial resilience objective
section 6
team
section 2(1)
threshold requirements
paragraph 1 of Schedule 4
the Tribunal
section 92(1)
Tribunal Procedure Rules
section 92(1)
ultimate owner
section 3(2)
urgent direction
section 79(2)
warning notice
section 76

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2025/21/schedule/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/football-governance-act-2025/schedule-11
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