{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/football-spectators-corresponding-offences-in-france-order-1998/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/1266",
  "legislation_title": "The Football Spectators (Corresponding Offences in France) Order 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/football-spectators-corresponding-offences-in-france-order-1998",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SPORTS GROUNDS AND SPORTING EVENTS\nMade 19th May 1998\nLaid before Parliament 20th May 1998\nComing into force 1st June 1998\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 19th day of May 1998\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nWhereas it appears to Her Majesty that the offences under the law of France described in Schedule 1 to this Order correspond to offences specified in Schedule 1 to the Football Spectators Act 1989:\nNow, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 22(1) of the Football Spectators Act 1989, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1989 c. 37; Schedule 1 was amended by section 5(3) of the Football Offences Act 1991 (c. 19)."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/1266/introduction",
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  "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."
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