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The Glasgow Commonwealth Games Act 2008 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2012

S.S.I. 2012/261 · Made 26 September 2012

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Sports Grounds And Sporting Events

Made 26th September 2012

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 28th September 2012

Coming into force 29th November 2012

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 49(2) of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games Act 2008f1.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

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2008 asp 4.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Appointed day
  3. Signature
  4. Schedule Schedule
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Glasgow Commonwealth Games Act 2008 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2012 and comes into force on 29th November 2012.

2Appointed day

The day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games Act 2008 specified in column 1 of the Schedule (the subject matter being specified in column 2) is 29th November 2012.

Signature

ALEX NEIL

A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

26th September 2012

Column 1

Column 2

Provision

Subject matter
Section 17Ban on ticket touting
Section 18Exception for certain advertisers etc.
Section 20(1) to (3)Authorised ticket sales
Section 22General enforcement power
Section 23Restrictions on general enforcement power
Section 24Power to enter and search
Section 25Use of reasonable force
Section 26Further restrictions on entering houses
Section 27Power to obtain information
Section 28Requirement to produce authority
Section 29Test purchases
Section 30(1) and (3)Compensation and recovery of costs
Section 31Obstructing an enforcement officer
Section 32Police powers
Section 34(2)Mode of trial
Section 35(2)Penalties
Section 36Offences by bodies corporate etc.

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 29th November 2012 those provisions of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games Act 2008 (“the Act”) that are specified in the Schedule to the Order.

In particular, the Order brings into force the following provisions—

  • section 17 which makes it an offence to tout a Commonwealth Games ticket and this applies to acts done in or outwith Scotland;

  • section 18 which provides an exception for certain advertisers etc.;

  • section 20(1) to (3) which makes provision in relation to the authorisation of ticket sales;

  • sections 22 to 32 (except 30(2)) which make provision in relation to enforcement;

  • section 34(2) which provides that ticket touting offences and obstruction offences are triable only summarily;

  • section 35(2) which provides that a person convicted of a ticket touting offence or an obstruction offence is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale; and

  • section 36 which makes provision in relation to offences by bodies corporate etc.

Sections 43 and 47 to 51 of the Act came into force on Royal Assent which was received on 10th June 2008.