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Article 5 Prescribed connection with a football organisationI1

England and Wales

(1)

A person has a prescribed connection with a football organisation for the purposes of Schedule 1 to the 1989 Act (offences which are relevant offences for the purposes of Part 1 of the 1989 Act) where the person—

(a)

has a connection prescribed by paragraph (2)(a), (b), (c) or (d),

(b)

had, at any time in the 6 months before the date of the offence, a connection prescribed by paragraph (2)(a), (b) or (c), or

(c)

had, at any time in the 14 days before the date of the offence, a connection prescribed by paragraph 2(d).

(2)

The following connections are prescribed—

(a)

being a player, manager, coach, physiotherapist or other member of the matchday pitchside staff of a relevant team;

(b)

being a referee, assistant referee, video assistant referee, assistant video referee, reserve official, fourth official, or other match official, who officiates a regulated football match involving a relevant team;

(c)

being an officer of a club which is a regulated football organisation;

(d)

being a journalist or other broadcast staff covering a regulated football match involving a relevant team or otherwise reporting or commentating on a relevant team or player of such team.

(3)

In this article—

  • “manager” means the official responsible for selecting a relevant team;

  • “officer” means—

    1. (a)

      in relation to a club which is a body corporate, a director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the club, or a person purporting to act in any such capacity, or

    2. (b)

      in relation to a club which is an unincorporated association other than a partnership, a person who is concerned in the management or control of the club or purports to act in the capacity of a person so concerned.

  • “player” means any person who plays or is eligible to play for, or is subject to any suspension from playing for, a relevant team;

  • “relevant team” means—

    1. (a)

      a team representing a club which is a regulated football organisation, or

    2. (b)

      a national team which is a regulated football organisation.

Annotations

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Art. 5 in force at 1.7.2022, see art. 1(1)