Quote: AdmiralHanson "Not being a lawyer, shouldn't it depend on what is a 'designated' sporting event ?
I would think something like the 'old firm' game this weekend would be a 'designated' event, where trouble is a possibility, whereas the Grand Final and the reputation of the game's supporters in general means that the police have little to worry about when RL fans are in town ?'"
Yup:-
Sporting Events (Control of Alchol etc) Act 1985 section 9(3)
“Designated sporting event”—
(a)means a sporting event or proposed sporting event for the time being designated, or of a class designated, by order made by the Secretary of State...
I think the most recent order is The Sports Grounds and Sporting Events (Designation) Order 2005:
www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2005/20053204.htm
2. For the purposes of the Sporting Events (Control of Alcohol etc.) Act 1985, there are hereby designated—
(2) the classes of sporting events specified in Part 1 of Schedule 2
to this Order at any sports ground specified in Schedule 1; and
(3) the classes of sporting events specified in Part 2 of Schedule 2
Sch.2 Pt1 and Pt 2 only refer to Association Football matches so the ban doesn't apply to RL, at least not under the 1985 Act.
