# The Registration of Clubs (Northern Ireland) Order 1987, Article 31: Misconduct of registered clubs


(1) Where, because of the manner in which a registered club is being managed or carried on, registration of the club is cancelled on a ground mentioned in Article 8(5)(c)(i) or (6)(c) to (g) every person entered in the register of clubs as an official or a member of the committee of management or governing body of the club shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
(2) In any proceedings for an offence under paragraph (1) it shall be a defence for a person to prove that the club was managed or carried on in such a manner without his consent or connivance and that he exercised due diligence to prevent it.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1987/1278/article/31 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/registration-of-clubs-northern-ireland-order-1987/article-31
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