Sale of Tickets (Cultural, Entertainment, Recreational and Sporting Events) Act 2021
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Information required when primary ticket seller sells or advertises for sale ticket or ticket package | ||
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16. (1) Subject to section 18 , a primary ticket seller shall not sell, or advertise for sale, a ticket or ticket package for a relevant event without providing the information specified in subsection (2) in accordance with subsection (3). | ||
(2) The information referred to in subsection (1) is as follows: | ||
(a) that the sale of the ticket or ticket package is for a relevant event; | ||
(b) that the sale of the ticket or ticket package for that event for a price exceeding the original sale price is prohibited unless— | ||
(i) the proceeds of that sale are used only for the purpose of funding the activities of a charitable organisation or amateur sports club, and | ||
(ii) the sale of the ticket or ticket package for the purpose referred to in subparagraph (i) has been approved by an event organiser. | ||
(3) The information referred to in subsection (1) shall be provided— | ||
(a) in any advertisement for the sale of the ticket or ticket package, | ||
(b) on the face of the ticket where the format of the ticket permits the information to be provided in this manner, or | ||
(c) on a durable medium supplied with the ticket or ticket package where the format of the ticket does not permit the information to be provided in the manner specified in paragraph (b). | ||
(4) A primary ticket seller who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence. | ||
(5) In this section, “durable medium” means any medium on which information is provided and stored, including paper and e-mail, that— | ||
(a) renders the information accessible for future reference for a period of time adequate for the purposes of the information, and | ||
(b) allows the unchanged reproduction of the information. |