9.—(1) The Organising Committee may authorise persons to trade in a way which would otherwise constitute a trading offence.
(2) Subject to these Regulations, the Organising Committee has an absolute discretion in respect of each application for authorisation.
(3) The Organising Committee must have regard to the provisions of the Host City Contract before granting an authorisation under this regulation
(4) An authorisation granted under this regulation is subject to the condition that any person who engages in trading activity in reliance on the authorisation holds any trading licence required for the activity in question.
(5) Any fee charged by the Organising Committee in connection with an authorisation under this regulation (or an application for such an authorisation) is not to exceed £70.