Explanatory note

This Order describes the control period under the Football Spectators Act 1989 for the 2006 FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Associations) World Cup in Germany. The control period begins on 30^th May 2006, being ten days before the first match in the tournament, and ends when the last match in the tournament is finished or cancelled. The last match is due to be played on 9^th July 2006.

During a control period the powers contained in sections 19 (requirements for those subject to banning orders to report to police station and surrender passports) and 21A and 21B (summary powers to detain and refer to a court with a view to making a banning order) of the 1989 Act are exercisable. Those powers were inserted in the 1989 Act by the Football (Disorder) Act 2000^f1 for an initial period of one year, extended by statutory instrument (the Football (Duration of Powers) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/2646) for a further year until 27^th August 2002, and extended by the Football (Disorder) (Amendment) Act 2002^f2 for a five year period until 28^th August 2007.