# Policing and Crime Act 2009, Section 105: Enforcement of 1989 Act in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Extent: S+N.I.

(1) The following provisions of the Football Spectators Act 1989 extend to Scotland and Northern Ireland—
(a) section 14J(1) (offence of failing to comply with a requirement imposed by a banning order or a requirement imposed under section 19(2B) or (2C)),
(b) section 19(6) (offence of failing, without reasonable excuse, to comply with a requirement imposed under section 19(2)),
(c) section 20(10) (offence of making a false statement, etc. in connection with an application for exemption from requirements imposed by or under Part 2).
(2) But in Scotland it is a defence where a person is charged with an offence by virtue of subsection (1)(a) to prove that the person had a reasonable excuse for failing to comply with the requirement in question.
(3) A person guilty of an offence by virtue of subsection (1)(a) is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale (or both).
(4) A person guilty of an offence by virtue of subsection (1)(b) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.
(5) A person guilty of an offence by virtue of subsection (1)(c) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/26/section/105 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/policing-and-crime-act-2009/section-105
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