
1 

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Football Spectators (Relevant Offences) Regulations 2022, and come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.
(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.
2 
In paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Football Spectators Act 1989 (football banning orders: relevant offences), after sub-paragraph (y), insert—“
(z) any offence under section 4(3) or 5 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (supply or possession etc. of controlled substances) committed by the accused in relation to a Class A drug, as defined in section 2(1)(b) of that Act, at any football match to which this Schedule applies or while entering or trying to enter the ground.”
3 
An offence is not a relevant offence by virtue of regulation 2 if it was committed before the commencement of these Regulations.
Chris Philp
Minister of State
Home Office
9th November 2022