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The House of Keys continued to insist on five-year residency and have sent the legislation back to the upper house.

Dozens of representatives from all of the major entertainment industry unions trekked to Sacramento to support the legislation, as did studio executives, their lobbyists and the Motion Picture Assn. trade group.

The legislation will hand power to a body independent from government and football authorities to oversee clubs in England's top five divisions.

A DfT spokesperson said updating the more than 160-year-old legislation would "ensure that the tiny minority who recklessly disregard others face the full force of the law".

There are 23 MPs on the committee scrutinising the proposed legislation line-by-line.