The Secretary of State may make regulations providing that it is an offence for a person in circumstances within subsection (2) to do an act within subsection (3).
Circumstances are within this subsection if each of the following applies—
An act is within this subsection if it consists in using anything that enables or facilitates completion of any part of a process within subsection (2)(b) with intent to obtain tickets in excess of a limit imposed by conditions within subsection (2)(c).
The regulations may apply whether the offer is made, or anything is done to obtain tickets, in or outside the United Kingdom.
The regulations—
The regulations must provide in England and Wales and Scotland for an offence to be triable only summarily.
The regulations may not provide for an offence to be punishable—
The power to make regulations under this section is exercisable by statutory instrument.
A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
In this section "electronic communications network" and "electronic communications service" have the meaning given by section 32 of the Communications Act 2003.