{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/football-governance-act-2025/schedule-7/paragraph-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/football-governance-act-2025/schedule-7/paragraph-2.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2025/21",
  "legislation_title": "Football Governance Act 2025",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/football-governance-act-2025",
  "path": "schedule/7/paragraph/2",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Relevant infringements committed by clubs",
  "text": "(1) A club commits a relevant infringement if it—\n(a) operates a relevant team, and\n(b) does not hold an operating licence.\n(2) A club also commits a relevant infringement if the club fails to comply with—\n(a) a condition attached to an operating licence held by it;\n(b) a requirement imposed on it by section 27 or 33;\n(c) a direction given to it under section 40, 41 or 42;\n(d) a requirement imposed on it by or under an order under section 43;\n(e) a duty or prohibition imposed on it by any of sections 45 to 53;\n(f) a commitment accepted under section 70;\n(g) an urgent direction under section 79;\n(h) any rule made by the IFR.\n(3) A club also commits a relevant infringement if the club fails to co-operate with or assist, or otherwise obstructs—\n(a) an individual appointed as an officer by virtue of an order under section 42;\n(b) a trustee appointed by virtue of an order under section 43;\n(c) an expert reporter appointed under section 66;\n(d) a skilled person appointed by virtue of paragraph 5 of Schedule 9.\n(4) A club is deemed to have committed a relevant infringement if—\n(a) instead of granting the club a full operating licence in accordance with section 18(6)(a), the IFR—\n(i) specifies a further period for which the club’s provisional operating licence is to have effect in accordance with section 18(6)(b), or\n(ii) revokes the club’s provisional operating licence in accordance with section 19;\n(b) an owner of the club fails to comply with—\n(i) a direction given to the owner under section 39 or 41, or\n(ii) a requirement imposed on the owner by or under an order under section 43;\n(c) an officer of the club fails to comply with a direction given to the officer under section 40 or 41;\n(d) an owner or officer of the club fails to co-operate with or assist, or otherwise obstructs—\n(i) an individual appointed as an officer by virtue of an order under section 42;\n(ii) a trustee appointed by virtue of an order under section 43.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 7 para. 2 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 100(2)(g)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "Sch. 7 para. 2(2)(a) in force at 1.11.2026 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2026/1135, reg. 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I3",
      "text": "Sch. 7 para. 2(2)(b) in force at 12.12.2025 for specified purposes by S.I. 2025/1286, reg. 2(1)(b)(ii)(2)(b)(i)(aa)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I4",
      "text": "Sch. 7 para. 2(2)(b) in force at 5.5.2026 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2026/477, reg. 2(2)(b)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I5",
      "text": "Sch. 7 para. 2(2)(c)(d)(f)(g)(h) in force at 12.12.2025 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2025/1286, reg. 2(1)(b)(ii)(2)(b)(i)(bb)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I6",
      "text": "Sch. 7 para. 2(2)(e) in force at 5.5.2026 for specified purposes by S.I. 2026/477, reg. 2(2)(b)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I7",
      "text": "Sch. 7 para. 2(2)(e) in force at 1.7.2026 for specified purposes by S.I. 2026/705, reg. 2(2)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I8",
      "text": "Sch. 7 para. 2(2)(e) in force at 1.11.2026 for specified purposes by S.I. 2026/1135, reg. 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I9",
      "text": "Sch. 7 para. 2(3) in force at 12.12.2025 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2025/1286, reg. 2(1)(b)(ii)(2)(b)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I10",
      "text": "Sch. 7 para. 2(4)(a) in force at 1.11.2026 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2026/1135, reg. 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I11",
      "text": "Sch. 7 para. 2(4)(b)(c)(d) in force at 12.12.2025 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2025/1286, reg. 2(1)(b)(ii)(2)(b)(iii)"
    }
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2025/21/schedule/7/paragraph/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-05T03:39:55.233089+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}