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Court Powers

Football banning orders are made in the following situations;

1. As part of the sentence imposed for a relevant offence (section 14A of the Football Spectators Act 1989).
2. On the court hearing a civil application made by the police for a football banning order even though there is no conviction for an offence (section 14B of the Football Spectators Act 1989).

The "criminal" and "civil" links to the left provide more information in relation to both situations.

The further links below provide information on;

• The jurisdiction of the court,
• Matters taken into consideration in making a football banning order,
• Funding of legal advice and representation,
• The effect and duration of football banning orders,
• The role of the Football Banning Orders Authority,
• Appeals and applications to terminate football banning orders.

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