[DayneD89]

V201 - Repealing the Football Spectators Act of 1989 Act, Liberal Democrats

Preamble: The Football Spectators Act 1989 is a piece of legislation which is not enforced. In order to trim unnecessary legislation from the statute books and to reverse the ID card culture we are moving towards, the bill shall be repealed.


BE IT ENACTED by The Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Commons in this present Parliament assembled, in accordance with the provisions of the Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949, and by the authority of the same, as follows:-

1) Repealing the Act
a) The Football Spectators Act 1989 is to be repealed with immediate effect.

2) Commencement, Short title and Extent
(a) This bill may be cited as the Repealing the Football Spectators Act 2009
(b) This bill will commence on Royal Assent
(c) This Act extends to England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

[Indievertigo]

I still have no idea what this bill does in practice.
And from the one hinter in the discussion thread from si, there seems to be no factual basis on which it has been proposed - other than, "the original act aimed to stop violence at football matches. Violence at football matches has now been reduced. Therefore we no longer need this Act".

[Thunder and Jazz]

(Original post by Indievertigo)
I still have no idea what this bill does in practice.
And from the one hinter in the discussion thread from si, there seems to be no factual basis on which it has been proposed - other than, "the original act aimed to stop violence at football matches. Violence at football matches has now been reduced. Therefore we no longer need this Act".

The explanation is in the thread, I posted it somewhere. No I am not going to find it for you But basically, it was a piece of legislation which made you register to watch league matches of any kind. The idea was to get a handle on the violence of the time. We object because it's a (small) step towards the BigBrother state and we believe it is wrong to regulate in this manner where it is unneccessary to do so. As it happens, much of the bill is repealed already and none of it is enforced.

[Thunder and Jazz]

Oh and therre should be a link to it in the notes section. Not sure why there isn't. It's in the original thread. I'm off to bed

[Cardozo]

Surely, the stuff that is not needed has been repealed by various acts, yet certain parts still have some form of effect which is useful. Otherwise we are not really making a change. So, no.

[Lefty Leo]

I voted aye because the party threatened me with gangrape if i didn't.

[Thunder and Jazz]

Dude, shut up about that ok.

[Indievertigo]

(Original post by Lefty Leo)
I voted aye because the party threatened me with gangrape if i didn't.

lol! And we thought the socialists were authoritarian...

[LawBore]

(Original post by Indievertigo)
lol! And we thought the socialists were authoritarian...

They just do conventional rape, but you have to call them 'comrade'. A similar level of scarring.

[DayneD89]

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