12.This section provides that the touting offence does not apply in relation to the sale of a Championship ticket in an auction where the auction is conducted by a charity or where the proceeds of the ticket’s sale are given to a charity. Subsection (2) sets out the meaning of “charity” for the purposes of the exception. In addition to charities registered in the UK and Ireland, it includes bodies established elsewhere, provided that the body is registered in a register corresponding to the Scottish Charity Register or meets the requirements of subsection (4) in relation to having charitable purposes and providing public benefit.
The Act Ticket touting Section 3: Exception for charity auctions