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title: "The Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Act 2026 (Commencement) Regulations 2026"
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# The Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Act 2026 (Commencement) Regulations 2026

## Title and introductory text {#prelims}

2026 No. 288 (C. 22)
SPORTS GROUNDS AND SPORTING EVENTS, ENGLAND AND WALES
The Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Act 2026 (Commencement) Regulations 2026
Made
12th March 2026
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 2(2) of the Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Act 2026.

## 1 Citation {#regulation-1}

These Regulations may be cited as the Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Act 2026 (Commencement) Regulations 2026.

## 2 Commencement of the Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Act 2026 {#regulation-2}

The Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Act 2026 comes into force on 22nd March 2026.