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Article 5 Football Banning Orders

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(1)

A person who fails to comply with any requirement imposed on the person by a football banning order made under section 51 or 52 of the Act commits an offence.

(2)

It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under paragraph (1) to prove that the person had a reasonable excuse for failing to comply with the requirement.

(3)

A person who commits an offence under paragraph (1) is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months, or to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or to both.