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The Glasgow Commonwealth Games Act 2008 (Ticket Touting Offence) (Exceptions for Use of Internet etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2012

The Glasgow Commonwealth Games Act 2008 (Ticket Touting Offence) (Exceptions for Use of Internet etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2012

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

ISBN: 9781780456997

These draft Regulations specify the circumstances when the provision of internet services or other electronic media may or may not constitute the ticket touting offence under section 17 of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games Act 2008.

Executive Summary

Glasgow will host the 2014 Commonwealth Games. The Scottish Government gave a commitment to the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) to take steps to prevent the touting of Commonwealth Games tickets. Provisions contained within the Glasgow Commonwealth Games Act 2008 will, when they are brought into force, make it a criminal offence for an unauthorised person to sell, offer to sell, expose for sale, advertise, make available or give away a Games ticket in a public space, for an amount exceeding the ticket’s face value or with a view to making a profit. These regulations specify the circumstances in which making facilities available in connection with electronic communications or the storage of data is, or is not, capable of constituting a touting offence under that Act.

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