Introduction
1.These Explanatory Notes have been prepared by the Scottish Parliament’s Non-Government Bills Unit on behalf of James Kelly, the member who introduced the Bill for this Act in the Parliament, in order to assist the reader of the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Repeal) (Scotland) Act They do not form part of the Act and have not been endorsed by the Parliament.
2.The Notes should be read in conjunction with the Act. They are not, and are not meant to be, a comprehensive description of the Act. So where a section, or a part of a section, does not seem to require any explanation or comment, none is given.