LegalizeThe Glasgow Commonwealth Games Act 2008 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2012
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 section49(2) of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games Act 2008[^f00001].
Citation and commencement
1
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.
Appointed day
2
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.
SCHEDULE
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Provision | Subject matter |
| Section 17 | Ban on ticket touting |
| Section 18 | Exception for certain advertisers etc. |
| Section 20(1) to (3) | Authorised ticket sales |
| Section 22 | General enforcement power |
| Section 23 | Restrictions on general enforcement power |
| Section 24 | Power to enter and search |
| Section 25 | Use of reasonable force |
| Section 26 | Further restrictions on entering houses |
| Section 27 | Power to obtain information |
| Section 28 | Requirement to produce authority |
| Section 29 | Test purchases |
| Section 30(1) and (3) | Compensation and recovery of costs |
| Section 31 | Obstructing an enforcement officer |
| Section 32 | Police powers |
| Section 34(2) | Mode of trial |
| Section 35(2) | Penalties |
| Section 36 | Offences by bodies corporate etc. |
Signed
ALEX NEIL — A member of the Scottish Government — 26th September 2012
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
EXPLANATORY NOTE
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 10thJune 2008.
Footnotes
[^f00001]: 2008 asp 4.
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