The Ticket Touting (Designation of Football Matches) Order 2007

• Citation: S.I. 2007/790
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Ticket Touting (Designation of Football Matches) Order 2007 and shall come into force on 6th April 2007.

(2) In this Order—

“the 1994 Act ” means the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994;

“ FIFA ” means the Federation Internationale de Football Associations; and

“ UEFA ” means the Union des Associations Europeennes de Football.

Section 2 Designation of football matches

(1) Any football match to which paragraph (2) or (3) applies is designated for the purposes of section 166 of the 1994 Act .

(2) This paragraph applies to an association football match played in England and Wales in which one or both of the participating teams represents—

(a) a club which is for the time being a member (whether a full or associate member) of the Football League, the Football Association Premier League, the Football Conference or the League of Wales;

(b) a club whose home ground is for the time being situated outside England and Wales; or

(c) a country or territory.

(3) This paragraph applies to an association football match played outside England and Wales involving —

(a) a national team appointed by the Football Association to represent England or appointed by the Football Association of Wales to represent Wales;

(b) a team representing a club which is for the time being a member (whether a full or associate member) of the Football League, the Football Association Premier League, the Football Conference or the League of Wales;

(c) a team representing any country or territory whose football association is for the time being a member of FIFA, where—

(i) the match is part of a competition or tournament organised by , or under the authority of, FIFA or UEFA, and

(ii) the competition or tournament is one in which a team referred to in sub-paragraph (a) is eligible to participate or has participated; or

(d) a team representing a club which is for the time being a member (whether a full or associate member) of, or affiliated to, a national football association which is a member of FIFA, where—

(i) the match is part of a competition or tournament organised by, or under the authority of, FIFA or UEFA, and

(ii) the competition or tournament is one in which a club referred to in sub-paragraph (b) is eligible to participate or has participated.