Ticket Sales Regulations, T-13.1 Reg 1

1 TICKET SALES T-13.1 REG 1 The Ticket Sales Regulations being Chapter T-13.1 Reg 1 (effective June 1, 2011) as amended by Saskatchewan Regulations 106/2014. NOTE: This consolidation is not official. Amendments have been incorporated for convenience of reference and the original statutes and regulations should be consulted for all purposes of interpretation and application of the law. In order to preserve the integrity of the original statutes and regulations, errors that may have appeared are reproduced in this consolidation. 2 T-13.1 REG 1 TICKET SALES Table of Contents 1 Title 2 Interpretation 3 Exemptions from Act 4 Application of section 6 of the Act 5 Coming into force 3 TICKET SALES T-13.1 REG 1 CHAPTER T-13.1 REG 1 The Ticket Sales Act Title 1 These regulations may be cited as The Ticket Sales Regulations. Interpretation 2(1) In these regulations: (a) “Act” means The Ticket Sales Act; (b) “packaged tour” means a service respecting a sporting or entertainment event in which at least one of the following is provided to consumers for a single price in addition to tickets for the event: (i) transportation to and from the event; (ii) meals; (iii) accommodation; (c) “paperless ticket” means identification required by an event centre for an event that gives the right to enter the event centre for the event without presenting a printed ticket; (d) “prescribed event centre” means any of the following, and includes any name under which that event centre operates from time to time: (i) Casino Regina; (ii) Casino Moose Jaw; (iii) SaskTel Centre; (iv) Evraz Place; (v) Mosaic Stadium; (vi) Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts; (vii) TCU Place; (e) “ticket exchange” means a service that: (i) permits consumers to purchase tickets from consumers who first purchased the tickets; and (ii) is sanctioned or approved by the artist, promoter, sports team or sports league that is performing or organizing the event for which the tickets are being sold; (f) “tour operator” means a person who provides a packaged tour service to consumers. (2) For the purposes of the Act and in these regulations, “event” means a live musical, dramatic or sporting event. 15 Apr 2011 cT-13.1 Reg 1 s2; 12 Dec 2014 SR 106/2014 s2. 4 T-13.1 REG 1 TICKET SALES Exemptions from Act 3(1) For the purposes of section 3 of the Act: (a) ticket sales for events at event centres, other than at the prescribed event centres, are exempt from the Act; (b) the Saskatchewan Roughrider Football Club, Inc. is exempt from the Act with respect to its football operations; (c) ticket allocations for any Grey Cup game held in Saskatchewan are exempt from the Act; (d) a sporting or musical event is exempt from the Act if: (i) it is a competitive event; (ii) participants in the event include participants from across Canada, from outside Canada or from both within Canada and outside Canada; and (iii) in the case of a sporting event, the event is not a regular league event or a playoff event organized by or in conjunction with a sports league; (e) tour operators are exempt from subsections 6(1) and (2) of the Act. (2) Section 5 of the Act does not apply to a ticket exchange operated by the primary seller of tickets for the event. (3) Section 7 of the Act does not apply to persons using software to obtain tickets for an event that is to be held at location other than a prescribed event centre. 15 Apr 2011 cT-13.1 Reg 1 s3. Application of section 6 of the Act 4(1) Subject to subsections (3) and (4), for the purposes of subsection 6(3) of the Act, no primary seller shall sell tickets for an event to a purchaser if: (a) the purchaser resides outside the relevant prescribed geographic region mentioned in subclause (2)(a)(i) or (b)(i); and (b) the sale is made before the end of the relevant prescribed period mentioned in subclause (2)(a)(ii) or (b)(ii). (2) Subject to subsection (3), for the purposes of subsection 6(3) of the Act: (a) with respect to events other than sporting events: (i) the prescribed geographic region is Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, the Northwest Territories and the States of Montana and North Dakota; and (ii) the prescribed period is the first hour after the tickets to the event are made available to the public; and (b) with respect to sporting events: (i) the prescribed geographic region is Canada; and (ii) the prescribed period is the first hour after the tickets to the event are made available to the public. 5 TICKET SALES T-13.1 REG 1 (3) The prescribed circumstances set out in subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to a primary seller who sells tickets to a purchaser outside the relevant prescribed geographic region mentioned in subclause (2)(a)(i) or (b)(i) if: (a) the purchaser agrees to pick up the tickets within Saskatchewan; or (b) the tickets are paperless tickets. (4) A primary seller is not to be considered as contravening this section if the primary seller has made reasonable efforts to determine whether the purchaser resides outside the relevant prescribed geographic region. 15 Apr 2011 cT-13.1 Reg 1 s4. Coming into force 5(1) Subject to subsection (2), these regulations come into force on the day on which section 1 of The Ticket Sales Act comes into force. (2) If section 1 of The Ticket Sales Act comes into force before the day on which these regulations are filed with the Registrar of Regulations, these regulations come into force on the day on which they are filed with the Registrar of Regulations. 15 Apr 2011 cT-13.1 Reg 1 s5. 6 T-13.1 REG 1 TICKET SALES REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN Printed by the authority of THE QUEEN’S PRINTER Copyright©2014