The Breaching of Limits on Ticket Sales Regulations 2018

UK Statutory Instrument 2018 No. 735 — creates 1 criminal offence.

1offences created

0recorded in force

0revoked

Made: 14 June 2018
In force from: Not determined
Extent: Not stated
Subject: Food, consumer protection, trading standards, product safety and age-restricted sales
Made under: Digital Economy Act 2017

Explanatory note

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These Regulations provide for a criminal offence of purchasing tickets for a recreational, sporting or cultural event in excess of conditions setting a maximum number of tickets that a purchaser may buy. Regulation 2 provides that these Regulations apply where: (a) tickets for a recreational, sporting or cultural event in the United Kingdom are offered for sale; (b) a purchase may be made by a process that the purchaser completes using an electronic communications service or network; and (c) the offer is subject to conditions limiting the number of tickets a purchaser may buy (“the sales limit”). Regulation 3 provides that it is an offence for a person to use software which is designed to enable or facilitate completion of any part of the process, with intent to obtain tickets in excess of the sales limit and with a view to any person obtaining financial gain. Regulation 4 provides that the offence is committed whether the offer of tickets is made or anything is done to obtain the tickets, in or outside the United Kingdom. Regulation 5 makes provision in relation to the prosecution of, and penalties for, the offence. These Regulations were notified in draft (Notification No. 2017/0575/UK on 12/12/17) to the European Commission in accordance withDirective (EU) 2015/1535of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 241, 17.9.2015, p.1) which lays down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical regulations and of rules on Information Society services. An Impact Assessment has not been produced as no, or no significant, impact on the private sector or civil society organisations is foreseen.

Offences created by this instrument

It is an offence for a person to— a use software that is designed to enable or facilitate completion of any part of a… regulation 3 · Status not determined · Requires proof of a state of mind

What Parliament said about it

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Draft Breaching Of Limits On Ticket Sales Regulations 2018 Commons · General Committees · 21 May 2018
Breaching of Limits on Ticket Sales Regulations 2018 Lords · Lords Chamber · 13 June 2018
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Fourteenth sitting) Commons · Public Bill Committees · 11 July 2023 · Kevin Hollinrake
Two of these new clauses seek to add further regulation on secondary ticketing and platforms. The third would provide for a report on the introduction of a new regulatory function for the secondary ticketing market, to be prepared within 12 months of the Bill receiving Royal Assent. I thank the hon. Member for these new clauses. I am also grateful for the work of her colleague, the hon. Member for Washington and Sunderland West, who has worked so hard in this space. The new clauses reflect the recommendations made by the CMA in its secondary ticketing report from 2021, as the hon. Member for…
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill Commons · Commons Chamber · 21 May 2024 · Mrs Hodgson
Sadly, if amendment 104B is not accepted today, that might be the case. I welcome the opportunity to speak in today’s debate, as short as it might be. I am sure that the Minister is aware that I am here in my capacity as chair of the all-party parliamentary group on ticket abuse, which has done some great work in this area. I support the Opposition’s manuscript amendment, and therefore support the revised Lords amendment 104B as it relates to the secondary ticketing market. As others have done, I thank the excellent Lord Moynihan for his continued efforts as co-chair of the all-party group…
Secondary Ticketing Market Commons · Westminster Hall · 24 October 2024 · Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Gateshead South) (Lab)
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Rosindell. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Cramlington and Killingworth (Emma Foody) for securing this important debate. I am glad to hear that she is as passionate as I am about sorting out this broken market. I am happy to see the Minister for Creative Industries, Arts and Tourism in his place. We have been on quite a journey together to get to this point and I very much look forward to him fixing all these wrongs in due course. A lot has happened in the campaign to regulate the secondary ticketing market since I first introduced…
Live Events Ticketing: Resale and Pricing Practices Lords · Lords Chamber · 16 January 2025 · The Earl of Effingham (Con)
My Lords, we appreciate the Statement from His Majesty’s Government. As the Minister in the other place said, the Department for Business and Trade and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport have launched a consultation on the resale of live event tickets. That consultation will consider a cap on the price of ticket resales, increasing the regulation of ticket resale websites and apps, and strengthening consumer protections. All noble Lords will be aware that the resale market plays an important role in supporting artists, fans and venues. Authorised resellers can provide a safe and…

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