This is the “No Ale On Coaches and Rugby Fans Are Brilliant” Act. It prohibits alcohol on certain vehicles and gives police powers to deal with persons who are drunk or in possession of alcohol, flares, smoke bombs and articles which can be used as missiles at matches.

Police have the power to stop supporters in coaches or minibuses, where they have reasonable grounds to suspect that alcohol is being carried or that the persons on the vehicle are drunk. Police also have the power to stop and search a person under the Act if they have reasonable suspicion that they are committing or have committed an offence under the Act.

The general powers given to the police under this Act state that they may enter any part of the sports ground for the purpose of enforcing the Act. They are not limited to Public parts, and may search any person whom they have reasonable suspicion is or has committed an offence under the Act. However, if the proprietor of the stadium has a condition of search on entry then this should be carried out by the stewards of the ground, and not the police.