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Grounds for a Football Banning Order

Football Spectators Act 1989, section 14C: matters to be taken into account

1. "Violence" means violence against persons or property and includes threatening violence and doing anything which endangers the life of any person.
2. "Disorder" includes
   1. stirring up hatred against a group of persons defined by reference to colour, race, nationality or ethnic or national origins, or against an individual as a member of such a group,
   2. using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour or disorderly behaviour.
   3. displaying any writing or other thing which is threatening abusive or insulting.
3. Violence or disorder are not limited to violence or disorder in connection with football.
4. In deciding whether to make an order under section 14B (civil application) the court may take into account, inter alia
   1. any decision of a court or tribunal outside the UK,
   2. deportation or exclusion from a country outside the UK,
   3. removal or exclusion from premises used for playing football matches whether in the UK or outside,
   4. conduct recorded on video or by any other means.
5. In determining whether to make such an order
   1. The magistrates' court may not take into account anything done by the respondent before the beginning of 10 years ending with the application under 14B except circumstances ancillary to a conviction,
   2. before taking into account any conviction for a relevant offence, where a court made a statement under 14A(3) or section 15(2A) or section 30(3) of the Public Order Act 1986, the magistrates’ court must consider the reasons given in the statement.