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Number 16 of 1945.

RACING BOARD AND RACECOURSES ACT, 1945.

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Preliminary And General.

Section
1.	Short title.
2.	Definitions.
3.	Establishment date and transfer date.

PART II.

The Racing Board.

4.	Establishment of the Board.
5.	Constitution of the Board.
6.	Provisions in relation to appointment, terms of office, etc., of members of the Board.
7.	Meetings of the Board.
8.	Chairman of the Board.
9.	Procedure at meetings of the Board.
10.	Committees of the Board.
11.	Seal of the Board.
12.	Officers and servants of the Board.
13.	Offices of the Board.
14.	Power of the Board to establish racecourses.
15.	Capacity of the Board to hold a totalisator licence.
16.	Application of funds of the Board.
17.	Power of Board to borrow.
18.	Investment of funds of the Board.
19.	Accounts and reports of the Board.
20.	Evidence of regulations and of consent of Minister to regulations.

PART III.

Provisions Applicable to Bookmakers.

Chapter I.

Preliminary and General.

21.	Commencement of Chapters II and III of Part III.
22.	Prosecution of offences under Part III.

Chapter II.

Restrictions on bookmakers carrying on business at authorised racecourses or in the precincts thereof, and charges for admission of bookmakers to authorised racecourses.

23.	Prohibition of course betting by bookmakers not holding permits from the Board.
24.	Course-betting permits.
25.	Production of course-betting permits on demand.
26.	Charge for admission of bookmakers to authorised racecourses.

Chapter III.

Levies on Bookmakers in Respect of Course Bets.

27.	Levies payable by licensed bookmakers on course bets.
28.	Regulations for payment of levies on course bets.
29.	Inspection of documents in bookmakers' premises.
30.	Inspection of books, etc., of bookmakers on authorised racecourses.

PART IV.

Dissolution of the Board of Control for Mechanical Betting in Ireland and transfer of its assets and liabilities to the Racing Board.

31.	Dissolution of the dissolved company.
32.	Transfer of property of the dissolved company to the Board.
33.	Transfer of totalisator licences.
34.	Transfer of liabilities of the dissolved company.
35.	Preservation of continuing contracts of the dissolved company.
36.	Continuance of pending legal proceedings.
37.	Preservation of contracts of service.
38.	Exemption from stamp duties.

PART V.

Miscellaneous Provisions.

39.	Exclusion of certain persons from racecourses.
40.	Regulations in relation to executives of authorised racecourses.

SCHEDULE.

Acts Referred to
Betting Act, 1931	No. 27 of 1931
Totalisator Act, 1929	No. 22 of 1929

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Number 16 of 1945.

RACING BOARD AND RACECOURSES ACT, 1945.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF HORSE BREEDING AND HORSE RACING AND FOR THE BETTER CONTROL OF RACECOURSES, AND FOR THIS AND OTHER PURPOSES TO ESTABLISH A BOARD; TO BE CALLED THE RACING BOARD, TO DEFINE ITS POWERS AND DUTIES, TO MAKE PROVISION IN RELATION TO BOOKMAKERS ENGAGED IN COURSE BETTING AND TO IMPOSE LEVIES ON BOOKMAKERS IN RESPECT OF COURSE BETS, TO DISSOLVE THE BOARD OF CONTROL FOR MECHANICAL BETTING IN IRELAND AND TO TRANSFER ITS PROPERTY AND LIABILITIES TO THE RACING BOARD, TO AUTHORISE THE IRISH TURF CLUB AND THE IRISH NATIONAL HUNT STEEPLECHASE COMMITTEE TO EXCLUDE PERSONS FROM RACECOURSES, AND TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN OTHER MATTERS CONNECTED WITH THE MATTERS AFORESAID. [5th May 1945.]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:—

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