Quote: Billinge Wires "I believe the legislation states to a designated sporting event , which this will be - does not just affect football. The police have the power to search the coaches and they have the ability to summons the hirer and company providing the transport service.In the past this would not have been an arrestable offence but now if they have the nessecary criteria they can arrest for this.'"
A 'designated sporting event' is defined as an event or proposed event that has been designated or is part of a class designated by order made by the Secretary of State. A 'designated sporting event' also includes events designated under the comparable Scottish legislation. Provision has also been made for events outside Great Britain to be designated and travel to or from these events by public service vehicle or railway passenger vehicle within England and Wales will therefore fall within Section 1 of the Act. The 'period of a designated sporting event' is defined as the period commencing two hours before the start and ending one hour after the end of a designated sporting event except that where the event is advertised to start at a particular time but is delayed, postponed or cancelled it includes the period commencing two hours before and ending one hour after the advertised start.