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Commons Disagreement and Reason |
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[The page and line references are to HL Bill 29, the bill as first printed for the Lords.] |
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Insert the following new Clause— |
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“Secondary ticketing platforms |
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Secondary ticketing platforms: seller profiles and ticket information |
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(1) | Secondary ticketing operators must, on the website on which tickets are |
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offered for sale or transfer, provide information concerning the sellers of |
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tickets so that sellers may be easily identified. |
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(2) | Information provided by virtue of subsection (1) must include, but is not |
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(a) | the name of the seller; |
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(b) | if the seller is an undertaking, its registered number, jurisdiction of |
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registration, registered office address, and if registered outside the |
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United Kingdom, a valid address for service; and |
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(c) | the VAT registration number of the seller, if applicable. |
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(3) | Information provided under subsection (1) must be— |
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(b) | prominently displayed before a buyer is able to complete the |
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(4) | Secondary ticketing operators must disclose clearly and prominently |
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where the seller of a ticket is— |
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(a) | the secondary ticketing platform or a subsidiary undertaking or |
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parent undertaking of the secondary ticketing platform; |
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(b) | a person or persons employed or engaged by the secondary |
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| | (c) | other persons connected to employees, directors or shareholders of |
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| | the secondary ticketing platform, or any of its subsidiary |
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| | undertakings or parent undertakings; |
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| | (d) | the event organiser or an agent acting on its behalf; |
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| | (e) | any other party connected to the organisation of the event. |
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| | (5) | Where a ticket is offered for sale or transfer through a secondary ticketing |
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| | (a) | the seller must provide all relevant information about the ticket; |
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| | (b) | the secondary ticketing operator must publish all relevant |
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| | information about a ticket in a prominent and clear manner; and |
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| | (c) | the secondary ticket operator must immediately remove the ticket |
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| | from sale when it is informed by the event organiser that the |
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| | information provided is inaccurate or incomplete. |
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| | (6) | Information to be provided by the seller and published by the secondary |
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| | ticketing operator for the purposes of subsection (1) must include, without |
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| | (a) | the face value of the ticket; |
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| | (b) | any age or other restrictions on the user of the ticket; |
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| | (c) | the designated location of the ticket including the stand, the block, |
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| | the row and the seat number of the ticket, where applicable; and |
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| | (d) | the ticket booking identification or reference number. |
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| | (7) | Where tickets are being resold in contravention of the terms and conditions |
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| | agreed to by the original purchaser, this must be stated prominently by the |
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| | secondary ticketing platform at every stage of the purchasing process. |
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| | (8) | Information provided by virtue of this section must be— |
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| | (b) | prominently displayed before a buyer is able to complete the |
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| | (9) | For the purposes of this section— |
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| | “secondary ticketing platform” means an internet-based facility for |
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| | the resale of tickets to events in the United Kingdom of Great |
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| | Britain and Northern Ireland, regardless of the jurisdiction in which |
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| | the owner of the service is registered; |
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| | “secondary ticketing operator” means, in relation to a secondary |
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| | ticketing platform, the person (whether incorporated or not) |
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| | operating that secondary ticketing platform; |
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| | “ticket” means anything which purports to be a ticket, including any |
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| | item, tangible or intangible, which grants the holder the right to |
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| | “event” means any sporting, music or cultural activity taking place at |
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| | a specified time and place for which tickets are issued and required |
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| | “event organiser” means the person responsible for organising and |
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| | holding an event and receiving the revenue from the event; |
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| | the term “undertaking” has the meanings given in section 1161 of the |
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| | Companies Act 2006 (meaning of “undertaking” and related |
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| | the terms “subsidiary undertaking” and “parent undertaking” have |
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| | the meanings given in section 1162 of the Companies Act 2006 |
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| | (parent and subsidiary undertakings); |
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| | the term “person” refers to a natural person or a body corporate. |
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| | (10) | This section will come into force no later than six months after this Act is |
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| | COMMONS DISAGREEMENT AND REASON |
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| | The Commons disagree to Lords Amendment No. 12 for the following reason— |
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12A | Because it would be inappropriate to require the provision of information relating to all |
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| | categories of sellers when a ticket is resold, and because the amendment raises issues of |
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| | compatibility with existing European Union law. |
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