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The Sporting Events (Control of Alcohol etc.) Act 1985 includes fineable offenses for the possession, consumption, or facilitation of alcohol on trains and vehicles that can accommodate nine or more passengers. The vehicle must be transporting two or more passengers to or from a "designated sporting event," which is primarily a Football League club and international fixture. Normal scheduled coach or train services are not included. A constable who has a reasonable suspicion that a relevant offense is being or has been committed may halt the vehicle or train and search it or the suspected offender. Additionally, it is unlawful to be intoxicated or to possess alcohol, pyrotechnics, or similar objects (excluding matches or lighters) in the viewing area within two hours prior to, during, or one hour following the event, or while attempting to enter. This prohibition remains in effect, unless lawful authority is established. Persons who have been convicted of the aforementioned alcohol-related offenses or offenses that occurred at the football ground may be prohibited from participating in football matches by the courts under the Public Order Act 1986. Admission to a designated football match is regulated by the Football Spectators Act 1989 and is subject to the regulation of disorderly behavior under the Football (Offences) Act 1991. An offender may be prohibited from attending a football match in England and Wales by a banning order, as stipulated in the Football Spectators Act 1989, as amended by the Football (Disorder) Act 2000 and the Football (Disorder) (Amendment) Act 2002. In order to prevent the offender from traveling to a football match abroad, such an order may also necessitate the surrender of their passport (Gough v Chief Constable of Derbyshire [2002] QB 459). Additionally, refer to offenses against public order.
The Sporting Events (Control of Alcohol etc.) Act 1985 includes fineable offenses for the possession, consumption, or facilitation of alcohol on trains and vehicles that can accommodate nine or more passengers. The vehicle must be transporting two or more passengers to or from a "designated sporting event," which is primarily a Football League club and international fixture. Normal scheduled coach or train services are not included. A constable who has a reasonable suspicion that a relevant offense is being or has been committed may halt the vehicle or train and search it or the suspected offender. Additionally, it is unlawful to be intoxicated or to possess alcohol, pyrotechnics, or similar objects (excluding matches or lighters) in the viewing area within two hours prior to, during, or one hour following the event, or while attempting to enter. This prohibition remains in effect, unless lawful authority is established. Persons who have been convicted of the aforementioned alcohol-related offenses or offenses that occurred at the football ground may be prohibited from participating in football matches by the courts under the Public Order Act 1986. Admission to a designated football match is regulated by the Football Spectators Act 1989 and is subject to the regulation of disorderly behavior under the Football (Offences) Act 1991. An offender may be prohibited from attending a football match in England and Wales by a banning order, as stipulated in the Football Spectators Act 1989, as amended by the Football (Disorder) Act 2000 and the Football (Disorder) (Amendment) Act 2002. In order to prevent the offender from traveling to a football match abroad, such an order may also necessitate the surrender of their passport (Gough v Chief Constable of Derbyshire [2002] QB 459). Additionally, refer to offenses against public order.
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