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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/football-spectators-2026-fifa-world-cup-control-period-order-2026/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2026/60",
  "legislation_title": "The Football Spectators (2026 FIFA World Cup Control Period) Order 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/football-spectators-2026-fifa-world-cup-control-period-order-2026",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SPORTS GROUNDS AND SPORTING EVENTS, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 27th January 2026\nLaid before Parliament 29th January 2026\nComing into force 21st February 2026\nThe Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 14(6) and 22A(2) of the Football Spectators Act 1989.\nThe Secretary of State considers that the provision made by article 2 of this Order is expedient in order to secure the effective enforcement of Part 2 of that Act.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1989 c. 37. Section 14 was substituted by paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to the Football (Disorder) Act 2000 (c. 25). Subsection (6) was substituted by section 103(1) and (2)(a) of the Policing and Crime Act 2009 (c. 26). Section 22A was substituted by paragraph 18 of Schedule 2 to the Football (Disorder) Act 2000 (c. 25). There are other amendments to sections 14 and 22A not relevant to this Order."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/60/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:07:04.189568+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."
}