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<Text>The touting offence does not apply in relation to the sale of a Championship ticket in an auction conducted—</Text>
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<Text>by a charity, or</Text>
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<Text>by a person other than a charity, provided that the proceeds of the ticket’s sale are given to a charity.</Text>
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<Text>a body which is registered—</Text>
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<Text>in the Scottish Charity Register,</Text>
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<Text>in the register kept under section 16 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008,</Text>
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<Text>in relation to the Republic of Ireland, in the register kept under section 39 of the Charities Act 2009, or</Text>
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