Introduction
1.These explanatory notes relate to the Football (Disorder) (Amendment) Act which received Royal Assent on 1st May 2002.  They have been prepared by the Home Office in order to assist the reader of the Act. They do not form part of the Act and have not been endorsed by Parliament.
2.The notes need to be read in conjunction with the Act. They are not, and are not meant to be, a comprehensive description of the Act.