# Football Spectators Act 1989, Section 9: Offence of admitting spectators to unlicensed premises.

Extent: E+W

(1) Subject to subsection (2) below, if persons are admitted as spectators to, or permitted to remain as spectators on, any premises during a period relevant to a designated football match without a licence to admit spectators being in force, any responsible person commits an offence.
(2) Where a person is charged with an offence under this section it shall be a defence to prove either that the spectators were admitted in an emergency or—
(a) that the spectators were admitted without his consent; and
(b) that he took all reasonable precautions and exercised all due diligence to avoid the commission of such an offence.
(3) A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable—
(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; or
(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or to both.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/37/section/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/football-spectators-act-1989/section-9
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