More ticket-resale rules now trigger administrative penalties under the Ticket Sales Act

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The regulation that lists which Ticket Sales Act provisions can result in administrative penalties has been significantly expanded. Previously, only a handful of provisions — covering ticket reseller disclosures, fees, and certain pricing rules — were on the list. The updated regulation adds many more provisions, including rules on ticket reseller registration (s. 2), additional disclosure and conduct obligations (ss. 6 and 8), and new provisions under s. 8.1. This means regulators now have broader authority to issue administrative penalties for violations across a wider range of ticket-resale obligations. Businesses operating as ticket resellers, operators of ticket resale platforms, and others subject to the Act should review their compliance with all listed provisions, as breaches of any of them can now attract financial penalties without a court process.

Who this affects: ticket resellers · ticket resale platform operators · event ticket brokers · businesses selling tickets above face value