{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/unauthorised-entry-to-football-matches-act-2026/section-2",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2026/1",
  "legislation_title": "Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Act 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/unauthorised-entry-to-football-matches-act-2026",
  "path": "section/2",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Extent, commencement and short title",
  "text": "(1) This Act extends to England and Wales only.\n(2) This Act comes into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by regulations made by statutory instrument appoint.\n(3) This Act may be cited as the Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Act 2026.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 2 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 2(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 2 in force at 22.3.2026 by S.I. 2026/288, reg. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/1/section/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T08:44:32.036522+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}