Enacted Stage in the legislative process — click for what it means 55/2021 Official bill number / year
Sale of Tickets (Cultural, Entertainment, Recreational and Sporting Events) Bill 2021
- Sponsor
- Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Introduced
- 21 Apr 2021
- Last updated
- 11 Sep 2024
Bill text Sale of Tickets (Cultural, Entertainment, Recreational and Sporting Events) Act 2021 (PDF) An tAcht um Dhíol Ticéad (Imeachtaí Cultúir, Siamsaíochta, Áineasa agus Spóirt), 2021 (PDF) As passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas (PDF) As passed by Dáil Éireann (PDF) As amended in Committee/Select Committee [Dáil Éireann] (PDF) As Initiated (PDF)
What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Prohibits secondary ticket sellers from selling or advertising tickets above original sale price for events in designated venues or designated events; makes this an offence.
- Requires primary and secondary ticket sellers to disclose original sale price and seat location information when advertising tickets for designated venues or events.
- Voids contract terms that prevent free transfer or resale of tickets at or below original price; exempts UEFA EURO 2020 tickets unless seller has UEFA authorisation.
Stage timeline What do these stages mean?
- First Stage 33rd Dáil21 Apr 2021
- Second Stage 33rd Dáil13 May 2021
- Committee Stage 33rd Dáil13 May 2021
- Report Stage 33rd Dáil23 Jun 2021
- Fifth Stage 33rd Dáil23 Jun 2021
- Second Stage 26th Seanad23 Jun 2021
- Committee Stage 26th Seanad5 Jul 2021
- Report Stage 26th Seanad5 Jul 2021
- Fifth Stage 26th Seanad5 Jul 2021
- Enacted14 Jul 2021
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