
1 

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Football Governance Act 2025 (Specified Competitions) Regulations 2025.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 24th November 2025.
(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.
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For the purposes of the Football Governance Act 2025 a “specified competition” means the following association football competitions—
(a) the Premier League competition, organised and administered by the Football Association Premier League Limited;
(b) the Championship, League One and League Two competitions, organised and administered by the Football League Limited; and
(c) the Premier Division of the National League competition, organised and administered by the Football Conference Limited,in each case comprising clubs which are for the time being, full or associate members of that body.
Stephanie Peacock 
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State 
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
20th November 2025