Scottish Premier League chiefs are ready to consider requests to reintroduce standing areas for supporters in the country's top-flight stadiums.
The proposal was discussed at a general meeting of all 12 clubs on Monday and has been given the green light.
Celtic and Motherwell are among the clubs who have expressed interest in the idea, although applications for standing areas will also have to be approved by local council safety committees and police.
Scotland is not bound by the law which banned standing areas in top-flight football in England, which came in to force after the Taylor Report into the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, which saw 96 Liverpool fans crushed to death during an FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest.
Neil Doncaster, chief executive of the SPL, said: "Since I joined the SPL in 2009, there has been widespread support amongst fans to reintroduce safe standing areas.
"I am delighted that we have been able to respond positively to supporters' views on improving the match day experience."
SPL rules currently state that teams must only use seated areas with a minimum of 6,000 seats per stadium.
Meanwhile, it was also revealed that, after discussions within the Joint Action Group formed to tackle sectarianism, there will be widening of what constitutes "unacceptable conduct" with an independent commission to be set up as the final arbiter.
The introduction of an independent panel comes after criticism that the SPL has been too lenient in tackling behaviour by supporters.
Celtic were this month cleared of breaching rules on unacceptable conduct after fans sang pro-IRA songs at a home game against Hibernian, but fined £12,700 by UEFA the following week for an identical offence in a Europa League game.
The SPL noted that Celtic had publicly condemned the chants and had taken all "reasonably practicable" steps to minimise the likelihood of unacceptable conduct and were assisting in the identification and prosecution of offenders.
Earlier this year, Celtic manager Neil Lennon expressed surprise and disappointment that the SPL took no action against Hearts over the incident that saw him confronted by a fan on the touchline at Tynecastle.
An SPL statement read: "The definition of unacceptable conduct within the SPL rules has been extended to include 'using words, conduct or displaying any writing or other thing which indicates support for, or affiliation to, or celebration of, or opposition to an organisation proscribed in terms of the Terrorism Act 2000'."
Source: AFP
