166 Sale of tickets by unauthorised persons

Ticket touts

166  Sale of tickets by unauthorised persons

[(1)     It is an offence for an unauthorised person to—

(a)     sell a ticket for a designated football match, or

(b)     otherwise to dispose of such a ticket to another person.]

(2)     For this purpose—

(a)     a person is “unauthorised” unless he is authorised in writing to sell [or otherwise dispose of] tickets for the match . . . by the organisers of the match;

[(aa)     a reference to selling a ticket includes a reference to—

(i)     offering to sell a ticket;

(ii)     exposing a ticket for sale;

(iii)     making a ticket available for sale by another;

(iv)     advertising that a ticket is available for purchase; and

(v)     giving a ticket to a person who pays or

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