SCOTTISH football's governing body has said it will assist in forging "more robust regulations" on fan behaviour on the back of the latest concerns over sectarian singing.

Welcoming attempts to reignite the issue of 'strict liability', Campbell Ogilvie, President of the Scottish Football Association (SFA), repeated claims senior clubs voted against the principle two years ago and that even attempts to introduce half measures had floundered.

It comes as the Scottish Tories said they were opposed to the introduction of strict liability while campaigners have again urged the SFA to put it onto their agenda for their forthcoming agm.

The Scottish Professional Football League said on Wednesday current regulations over fan behaviour would be reviewed and discussed when its board meets in March.

Chief executive Neil Doncaster has already hinted Rangers were unlikely to face punishment over the latest outburst by their supporters.

Mr Ogilvie said: "It is important that the game takes a collective stance against the kind of unacceptable behaviour that depicts Scottish football in a negative light, especially when there is a will among the respective bodies and member clubs to improve Scottish football's entertainment value to supporters and sponsors.

"It was for this reason that the Scottish FA Board raised a resolution at its Annual Meeting in 2013. This resolution was not carried by the membership.

"Last year, a working group of representatives from the Scottish FA and SPFL approved a new set of guidelines intended to bridge the gap between existing rules and strict liability but, despite the best intentions, it appears these guidelines have not been effective.

"While jurisdiction for league competitions rests with the SPFL, the Scottish FA is happy to assist in the creation of more robust regulations."

A spokesman for the Scottish Conservatives said: "We feel strict liability would be unfair to clubs and the vast majority of supporters, not to mention open to all kinds of abuse.

"You wouldn't hold a concert promoter responsible for the behaviour of an out-of-control fan at a gig.

"Issuing clubs with punishments which could have severe financial consequences on potentially only the behaviour of a couple of idiots would not be the correct thing to do.

"It's a case of personal responsibility - those who think it's ok to hurl sectarian or racist abuse should be dealt with severely by the law."

An SNP spokesman: "The SNP has been clear that offensive and sectarian behaviour at football must be tackled to ensure that everyone gets to enjoy our national game, which is exactly why the Scottish Government has already taken strong action to tackle the offensive behaviour of a small minority of fans which stains the sport."

In an appeal to the SFA to revisit the issue, Nil By Mouth cited the Scottish Government's Advisory Group on Tackling Sectarianism and one of the key recommendations on football introducing European style sanctions for sectarian behaviour.

In his letter to senior clubs and the SFA, Nil By Mouth campaign director Dave Scott said: "We are writing to all member clubs to ask you to place 'Strict Liability' on the official agenda for the next SFA AGM on the 9th June 2015.

"By placing this item on the agenda now, clubs will have a three month period to engage with fans, supporters' trusts and key stakeholders to discuss these proposals in detail. I understand that there will be a meeting of the SFA Board next week to discuss the issue of fan behaviour and this would be the perfect opportunity to launch such a debate."