Ticket Speculation Amendment Act (Purchase and Sale Requirements), 2016 Kiwala, Sophie — Bill 22 (41st Parliament, 2nd Session)

Bill 22, 41-2

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Bill 22, Ticket Speculation Amendment Act (Purchase and Sale Requirements), 2016

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Bill 22 2016

Act to amend the Ticket Speculation Act to prohibit the use of ticket

purchasing software and to require the listing of a ticket's original purchase

price

Her

Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the

Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

1. The

Ticket Speculation Act is amended by adding the

following sections:

Prohibition,

ticket purchasing software

2.2

(1) No

person shall purchase a ticket using software that bypasses security measures intended

to limit the number of tickets that can be purchased at one time.

Offence

(2) A person who contravenes subsection

(1) is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable,

(

a) if

the person is an individual, to a fine of not more than $50,000 or to

imprisonment for a term of not more than 12 months or to both; or

(

b) if

the person is a corporation, to a fine of not more than $250,000.

Listing

of ticket's original purchase price

2.3

(1) A

secondary seller who offers a ticket for sale in a print or electronic format

shall ensure that the original purchase price of the ticket is listed in the

offer.

Offence

(2) A person who contravenes subsection

(1) is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable,

(

a) for

a first offence, to a fine of not more than $10,000; or

(

b) for

a second or subsequent offence, to a fine of not more than $25,000.

Commencement

2. This

Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short

title

3. The

short title of this Act is the Ticket Speculation

Amendment Act (Purchase and Sale Requirements), 2016 .

EXPLANATORY

NOTE

The

Bill amends the Ticket Speculation Act to prohibit

the use of certain ticket purchasing software and to require secondary sellers

to list the original purchase price of a ticket when it is offered for sale in

a print or electronic format.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

September 29, 2016

Ordered referred to Standing Committee

Standing Committee on General Government

September 29, 2016

Second Reading

Carried

September 29, 2016

Second Reading

Debate

September 22, 2016

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

September 22, 2016

Committee

Second Reading

September 29, 2016

Ms. Sophie Kiwala, Mr. Todd Smith, Miss Monique Taylor, Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti, Mrs. Gila Martow, Mr. Peter Tabuns, Hon. Indira Naidoo-Harris, Hon. Michael Coteau, Mr. Arthur Potts, Hon. Eleanor McMahon

September 29, 2016

Declared carried. Referred to the Standing Committee on General Government.

Committee

Standing Committee on General Government

Third Reading

Royal Assent

Acts affected - Bill 22

Most Ontario public acts are available electronically; to view copies of the Acts to be amended by this bill visit e-laws

Ticket Speculation Act

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 22, 41-2
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p41 s2 bill 22 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	14bd77312f68c4d80052523f310438a2249c7508

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