MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC ORDER AT SPORTS GROUNDS REGULATIONS

MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC ORDER

AT SPORTS GROUNDS

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 10.33

MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC ORDER AT SPORTS

GROUNDS REGULATIONS

11th August, 1978

LEGAL NOTICE 88 of 1978 as amended by Legal Notices: 113 of 1978

and 63 of 1979; Act XIII of 1983; and Legal Notices: 7 of 1984, 153 of

1993, 48 of 1994, 85 of 1998, 40 and 251 of 2000, and 407 of 2007.

The title of these Regulations is Maintenance of Public

Order at Sports Grounds Regulations.

In these regulations -

"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Police and includes

any officer of the Malta Police Force;

"Minister" means the Minister responsible for the Police;

"sports ground" means -

(a) Ta’ Qali National Stadium - Ta’ Qali;

(b) Marsa Sports Ground - Marsa;

(c) Pace Grasso Sports Ground - Paola;

(d) The Marsa Race Club and Race Course - Marsa;

(e) Manoel Island Football Ground - G\ira;

(f)

The Hibernians Football Ground - Corradino, Paola;

(g) Sannat Ground - Gozo;

(h) Gozo Stadium;

and includes

(i)

The National Pool and University Sports Complex -

Tal-Qroqq, Msida;

(j)

Former National Pool - Marsascala;

(k) The Basket Ball Pavillion - Ta’ Qali;

(l)

The Victor Tedesco Stadium - Hamrun;

(m) Centenary Stadium - Ta’ Qali; and

(n) any other sports ground or pool as the Minister may by

order specify.

(1) No person shall be admitted to any sports ground

unless he is in possession of the relative admission ticket.

(2) Any person who is in possession of a ticket of admission to

a sports ground shall have access only to that part of the sports

ground in respect of which the said ticket has been issued.

The Commissioner may search any person while gaining

admission to, while inside or while leaving any sports ground.

No person except the officials, the persons taking part in

the game or games, and those authorised either by the authority or

MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC ORDER

AT SPORTS GROUNDS

association under the auspices of which the game or games are

being held or by the ground management, shall trespass beyond the

fence or barrier surrounding the pitch and enter the field of play.

(1) Any person who threatens any other person with stones

or with any other object or who throws any stone or other object on

to the field of play or any other part of the sports ground, or who,

while entering, is within or is leaving a sports ground has in his

possession any arm or who otherwise conducts himself in a manner

likely to cause a breach of the peace shall be guilty of an offence

against these Regulations.

(2) For the purpose of sub-regulation (1) of this regulation,

"arm" means any arm proper or improper as defined in article 64 of

the Criminal Code and shall include any imitation thereof.

Any person who, while entering, is within or is leaving a

sports ground uses insulting words or shows abusive behaviour

shall be guilty of an offence against these Regulations.

Saving any other power conferred upon him by any other

law, the Commissioner may proceed to the arrest of any person who

has committed, or is suspected of having committed an offence

against these Regulations and may, so as to restore order in any

sports ground, use such means and such force as shall appear to him

to be necessary or expedient, and may expel from any such ground

any person or group of persons.

(1) Any person who commits an offence against these

regulations shall be liable, on conviction, to a fine (multa) of not

less than fifty-eight euros and twenty-three cents (58.23) but not

exceeding one thousand and one hundred and sixty-four euros and

sixty-nine cents (1,164.69).

(2) Where any person has been found guilty of an offence

against t hese regu lations, the court m ay, in addition to the

p unish ment herein m ent ioned , pro hib it su ch offen der fro m

attending at any sports ground for a period not exceeding one year.

(3) Where any person has been found guilty of an offence

against these regulations which offence, under the Criminal Code

or any other law, is liable to a penalty graver than that provided in

this regulation, the court shall award that graver punishment.