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Football Governance Act 2025

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Statutes amended

8 affected Acts; 15 amendments in total. Each block shows the target Act's text with this Act's changes applied.

Public Records Act 1958

1 amendment · open Act

  1. Schedule FIRST1 insertion

    Schedule 1, paragraph 3 — Part 2 of the Table

    existing entries unchanged

    The Independent Football Regulator.

Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967

1 amendment · open Act

  1. Schedule 21 insertion

    Schedule 2 — departments etc subject to investigation

    existing entries unchanged

    The Independent Football Regulator.

House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975

1 amendment · open Act

  1. Schedule 1 Part II1 insertion

    Schedule 1, Part 2 — bodies of which all members are disqualified

    existing entries unchanged

    The Independent Football Regulator.

Freedom of Information Act 2000

1 amendment · open Act

  1. Schedule 1 Part VI1 insertion

    Schedule 1, Part 6 — other public bodies and offices: general

    existing entries unchanged

    The Independent Football Regulator.

Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001

7 amendments · open Act

  1. Section 501 insertion

    50 Additional powers of seizure from premises

    subsections (1) – (6) unchanged

    7 … the power of seizure conferred by section 74(2)(h) of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 or paragraph 3(2)(h) of Schedule 8 to the Football Governance Act 2025.

    remaining subsections unchanged

  2. Section 57(1)1 insertion

    57 Retention of seized items

    1 The provisions specified in this subsection are—

    existing paragraphs unchanged

    w paragraph 3(6) of Schedule 8 to the Football Governance Act 2025.

    remaining subsections unchanged

  3. Section 63(1)1 insertion

    63 Powers of seizure to which section 50 applies — copies

    1 In this Chapter — …
    d … includes references to seizures of copies under section 74(2)(d) and (f) of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, and in paragraph 3(2)(d) and (f) of Schedule 8 to the Football Governance Act 2025.
  4. Section 641 change, 1 insertion

    64 Meaning of “appropriate judicial authority”

    1 In this Part references to the appropriate judicial authority, in relation to any seizure under a power to which section 50 applies, are references — except where subsection (2)subsections (2) and (4) applies — to …

    subsections (2) – (3) unchanged

    4 In this Part “appropriate judicial authority”, in relation to the seizure of documents under paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 8 to the Football Governance Act 2025 and in relation to documents seized under that power, means the High Court.
  5. Section 651 insertion

    65 Meaning of “legal privilege”

    subsections (1) – (3B) unchanged

    3C In relation to property which has been seized in exercise, or purported exercise, of—
    a the power of seizure conferred by paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 8 to the Football Governance Act 2025, or
    b so much of any power of seizure conferred by section 50 as is exercisable by reference to that power,
    references in this Part to an item subject to legal privilege are to be read as references to a privileged communication within the meaning of section 73(3) of that Act.

    remaining subsections unchanged

  6. Section 66(5)1 insertion

    66 General interpretation of Part 2

    subsections (1) – (4) unchanged

    5 References in this Part to a power to which section 50 applies are references to —

    paragraphs (a) – (j) unchanged

    k paragraph 3(2)(j) of Schedule 8 to the Football Governance Act 2025.
  7. Schedule 1 Part 11 insertion

    Schedule 1, Part 1 — powers of seizure to which section 50 applies

    existing entries 1 – 72 unchanged

    73X Football Governance Act 2025 — Each of the powers of seizure conferred by paragraph 3(2)(i) and (j) of Schedule 8 to the Football Governance Act 2025 (seizure of information for the purposes of an investigation).

Enterprise Act 2002

2 amendments · open Act

  1. Schedule 4 ¶ 10A2 changes, 1 insertion

    Schedule 4 — paragraph 10A (Tribunal rules: institution of proceedings)

    1 Tribunal rules may make provision in relation to a warrant under section 194 of this Act or section 28, 28A, 62, 62A, 63, 65G or 65H of the 1998 Actrelevant warrant — …
    2 … in relation to a warrant mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)relevant warrant.
    3 For the purposes of this paragraph, “relevant warrant” means a warrant under—
    a section 194 of this Act;
    b section 28, 28A, 62, 62A, 63, 65G or 65H of the 1998 Act;
    c section 74 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024;
    d paragraph 3 of Schedule 8 to the Football Governance Act 2025.
  2. Schedule 4 ¶ 1A2 changes, 1 insertion

    Schedule 4 — paragraph 1A (enforcement of injunctions in England and Wales and Northern Ireland)

    1 Any injunction granted by the Tribunal in proceedings under section 47A or 47B of the 1998 Act or section 101 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024relevant proceedings is enforceable as if it were an injunction granted by the High Court.

    sub-paragraphs (2) – (3) unchanged

    4 For the purposes of this paragraph, “relevant proceedings” means proceedings under—
    a section 47A or 47B of the 1998 Act;
    b section 101 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024;
    c paragraph 7 of Schedule 9 to the Football Governance Act 2025.

Equality Act 2010

1 amendment · open Act

  1. Schedule 19 Part 11 insertion

    Schedule 19, Part 1 — authorities subject to the public sector equality duty

    existing entries under heading “Regulators” unchanged

    The Independent Football Regulator.

Competition Appeal Tribunal Rules 2015

1 amendment · open Act

  1. 3 insertions

    Rule 3 — Application of Rules

    opening words unchanged

    b applies to Parts 1, 5, 5A, 5B …
    ba rules 67 to 70 of Part 2 also apply to appeals under section 84 of the Football Governance Act 2025;

    paragraphs (c) – (ea) unchanged

    eb Part 5B applies to appeals under section 84 of the Football Governance Act 2025;

    Part 5B — Appeals under section 84 of the Football Governance Act 2025

    98B Time limits for appeals

    1 An appeal to the Tribunal under section 84 of the Football Governance Act 2025 (“the 2025 Act”) in respect of an appealable decision must be made by sending a notice of appeal within the period of 21 days beginning with the relevant day in relation to that decision.

    paragraphs (2) – (5) inserted in full — see act text