Ticket Speculation Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. T.7

Ticket Speculation Act

R.S.O. 1990, CHAPTER T.7

Historical version for the period December 31, 1990 to December 7, 2010.

No amendments.

Definition

1.In this Act,

“ticket” means a card, pass or other document upon presentation of which the holder is entitled to admission to any theatre, opera house, public hall, show, game, grandstand, race meeting, exhibition or amusement of any kind. R.S.O. 1990, c. T.7, s. 1.

Offences:

2.Every person who,

selling

(a) being the holder of a ticket, sells or disposes of the ticket at a higher price than that at which it was first issued, or endeavours or offers so to do; or

purchasing as a speculation or at a higher price than advertised

(b) purchases or attempts to purchase tickets with the intention of reselling them at a profit, or purchases or offers to purchase tickets at a higher price than that at which they are advertised or announced to be for sale by the owner or proprietor of any place mentioned in section 1,

is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine of not more than $5,000. R.S.O. 1990, c. T.7, s. 2.

Exception as to sale on commission at hotel stands and stores

3.This Act does not apply to the sale of tickets by the proprietor of a shop or hotel stand or a servant of the proprietor when such proprietor is an agent of a theatre, opera house, public hall, or grandstand, or of the owner or promoter of a show, game, race meeting, exhibition, or amusement of any kind for the sale of tickets, and where the commission charged upon the sale of each ticket does not exceed the maximum prescribed in the Schedule to this Act. R.S.O. 1990, c. T.7, s. 3.

SCHEDULE
Price of Ticket	Maximum Commission
Up to $1.99.............................................	.25
$2.00 to $2.99.........................................	.35
$3.00 to $3.99.........................................	.45
$4.00 and up..........................................	.50
R.S.O. 1990, c. T.7, Sched.

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