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UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Act 2020

  • Explanatory Notes Table of contents

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All reference to 'Parts' and 'sections' are from the UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Act 2020. For other versions of these Explanatory Notes, see More Resources.

  1. Introduction

  2. Overview of the Act

  3. Commentary on Sections

    1. Introductory

      1. Section 1: Meaning of key terms

    2. Ticket touting

      1. Section 2: Ban on ticket touting

      2. Section 3: Exception for charity auctions

      3. Section 4: Exception for certain advertisers etc.

      4. Section 5: Provision of electronic facilities

    3. Street trading

      1. Section 6: Ban on outdoor trading within event zones

      2. Section 7: Trading activities, places and prohibited times

      3. Section 8: Trading permitted in prescribed circumstances

      4. Section 9: Existing trading licences

      5. Section 10: Alternative arrangements where existing trading banned during Championship

      6. Section 11: Guidance and information about trading

    4. Advertising

      1. Section 12: Ban on advertising within event zones

      2. Section 13: Advertising activities, places and prohibited times

      3. Section 14: Advertising permitted in prescribed circumstances

      4. Section 15: Existing advertising licences

      5. Section 16: Guidance and information about advertising

    5. Enforcement

      1. Section 17: Enforcement officers

      2. Section 18: General enforcement powers

      3. Section 19: Restrictions on general enforcement powers

      4. Section 20: Power to enter and search

      5. Section 21: Use of reasonable force

      6. Section 22: Further restrictions on entering houses

      7. Section 23: Power to obtain information

      8. Section 24: Requirement to produce evidence of identity and authority

      9. Section 25: Test purchases

      10. Section 26: Compensation and recovery of costs

      11. Section 27: Obstructing an enforcement officer

      12. Section 28: Police powers

      13. Section 29: Action under sections 18 to 25: procedure

    6. Offences

      1. Section 30: Penalties

      2. Section 31: Individual culpability where offending by an organisation

    7. Final provisions

      1. Section 32: Regulation-making powers

      2. Section 33: Regulation-making powers: consultation and relevant considerations

      3. Section 34: Interpretation

      4. Section 35: Commencement

      5. Section 36: Repeal

      6. Section 37: Short title

  4. Parliamentary History

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