Sporting Events (Control of Alcohol etc.) Act 1985 (c. 57)

(1) This section applies to a vehicle which— (a) is a public service vehicle or railway passenger vehicle, and (b) is being used for the principal purpose of carrying passengers for the whole or part of a journey to or from a designated sporting event. (2) A person who knowingly causes or permits [ F1 alcohol ] to be carried on a vehicle to which this section applies is guilty of an offence— (a) if the vehicle is a public service vehicle and he is the operator of the vehicle or the servant or agent of the operator, or (b) if the vehicle is a hired vehicle and he is the person to whom it is hired or the servant or agent of that person. (3) A person who has [ F1 alcohol ] in his possession while on a vehicle to which this section applies is guilty of an offence. (4) A person who is drunk on a vehicle to which this section applies is guilty of an offence. (5) In this section “ public service vehicle ” and “ operator ” have the same meaning as in the M1 Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981. Textual Amendments F1 Words in s. 1(2) (3) substituted (24.11.2005) by Licensing Act 2003 (c. 17) , s. 201(2) , Sch. 6 para. 97(a) (with ss. 2(3) , 15(2) , 195 ); S.I. 2005/3056 , art. 2(2) ; S.I. 2005/3056 , art. 2(2) Marginal Citations M1 1981 c. 14 . (1) This section applies to a motor vehicle which— (a) is not a public service vehicle but is adapted to carry more than 8 passengers, and (b) is being used for the principal purpose of carrying two or more passengers for the whole or part of a journey to or from a designated sporting event. (2) A person who knowingly causes or permits [ F3 alcohol ] to be carried on a motor vehicle to which this section applies is guilty of an offence— (a) if he is its driver, or (b) if he is not its driver but is its keeper, the servant or agent of its keeper, a person to whom it is made available (by hire, loan or otherwise) by its keeper or the keeper’s servant or agent, or the servant or agent of a person to whom it is so made available. (3) A person who has [ F3 alcohol ] in his possession while on a motor vehicle to which this section applies is guilty of an offence. (4) A person who is drunk on a motor vehicle to which this section applies is guilty of an offence. (5) In this section— “ keeper ”, in relation to a vehicle, means the person having the duty to take out a licence for it under [ F4 the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 ] , “ motor vehicle ” means a mechanically propelled vehicle intended or adapted for use on roads, and “ public service vehicle ” has the same meaning as in the Public Passenger Vehicles Act M2 1981. ] Textual Amendments F2 S. 1A inserted by Public Order Act 1986 (c. 64, SIF 39:2) , s. 40(1) , Sch. 1 para. 2 F3 Words in s. 1A(2) (3) substituted (24.11.2005) by Licensing Act 2003 (c. 17) , s. 201(2) , Sch. 6 para. 97(b) (with ss. 2(3) , 15(2) , 195 ); S.I. 2005/3056 , art. 2(2) ; S.I. 2005/3056 , art. 2(2) F4 Words in s. 1A(5) substituted (1.9.1994) by 1994 c. 22 , ss. 63 , 66 , Sch. 3 para. 20 (with s. 57(4) ) Marginal Citations M2 1981 c.14 ( 107:1 ).

(1) A person who has [ F5 alcohol ] or an article to which this section applies in his possession— (a) at any time during the period of a designated sporting event when he is in any area of a designated sports ground from which the event may be directly viewed, or (b) while entering or trying to enter a designated sports ground at any time during the period of a designated sporting event at that ground, is guilty of an offence. [ F6 (1A) Subsection (1)( a ) above has effect subject to section 5A(1) of this Act. ] (2) A person who is drunk in a designated sports ground at any time during the period of a designated sporting event at that ground or is drunk while entering or trying to enter such a ground at any time during the period of a designated sporting event at that ground is guilty of an offence. (3) This section applies to any article capable of causing injury to a person struck by it, being— (a) a bottle, can or other portable container (including such an article when crushed or broken) which— (i) is for holding any drink, and (ii) is of a kind which, when empty, is normally discarded or returned to, or left to be recovered by, the supplier, or (b) part of an article falling within paragraph (a) above; but does not apply to anything that is for holding any medicinal product (within the meaning of the M3 Medicines Act 1968) [ F7 or any veterinary medicinal product (within the meaning of the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2006) ] . Textual Amendments F5 Word in s. 2(1) substituted (24.11.2005) by Licensing Act 2003 (c. 17) , s. 201(2) , Sch. 6 para. 97(c) (with ss. 2(3) , 15(2) , 195 ); S.I. 2005/3056 , art. 2(2) F6 S. 2(1A) inserted by Public Order Act 1986 (c. 64, SIF 39:2) , s. 40(1) , Sch. 1 para. 5 F7 Words in s. 2(3) added (1.10.2006) by The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/2407) , reg. 1 , Sch. 9 para. 5 (with regs. 2(4) , 3 ) Marginal Citations M3 1968 c. 67 . (1) A person is guilty of an offence if he has an article or substance to which this section applies in his possession— (a) at any time during the period of a designated sporting event when he is in any area of a designated sports ground from which the event may be directly viewed, or (b) while entering or trying to enter a designated sports ground at any time during the period of a designated sporting event at the ground. (2) It is a defence for the accused to prove that he had possession with lawful authority. (3) This section applies to any article or substance whose main purpose is the emission of a flare for purposes of illuminating or signalling (as opposed to igniting or heating) or the emission of smoke or a visible gas; and in particular it applies to distress flares, fog signals, and pellets and capsules intended to be used as fumigators or for testing pipes, but not to matches, cigarette lighters or heaters. (4) This section also applies to any article which is a firework. ] Textual Amendments F8 S. 2A inserted by Public Order Act 1986 (c. 64, SIF 39:2) , s. 40(1) , Sch. 1 para. 3