Greyhound Industry Act, 1958
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Regulations and rules in relation to greyhound race tracks. |
25.—(1) The Board may by regulations make provision with respect to the establishment, layout, construction, maintenance, equipment, use, management and control of greyhound race tracks and the conduct generally of greyhound races at such tracks. | |
(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) of this section, regulations under this section may provide for— | ||
(a) prohibiting persons from performing the functions of racing manager, handicapper, judge, steward, time-keeper or hare-driver on greyhound race tracks save under and in accordance with permits granted by the Board at its discretion, | ||
(b) the making by the Board of charges in respect of the grant, retention or renewal of such permits, | ||
(c) the attachment of conditions to permits, | ||
(d) the suspension and revocation of such permits, | ||
(e) requiring the provision of persons to perform specified functions on greyhound race tracks and prohibiting greyhound races except when such persons and specified officers of the Board are in attendance, | ||
(f) prohibiting persons performing specified classes of functions on greyhound race tracks from having any beneficial interest in the income of the respective greyhound race tracks or in the ownership of greyhounds raced thereon or from betting on greyhound races thereon, | ||
(g) prohibiting licensees under greyhound race track licences and persons performing specified functions on greyhound race tracks from having any beneficial interest in bookmaking on the respective greyhound race tracks, | ||
(h) the periods of the year during which greyhound races on greyhound race tracks may take place, | ||
(i) the refusal of entries for races at greyhound race tracks in the case of greyhounds in respect of which disqualification orders under section 45 of this Act are in force, | ||
(j) the procedure as to, and the conditions precedent to, the acceptance of greyhounds for, and their participation in, races at greyhound race tracks, | ||
(k) the procedure as to the grading of greyhounds for participation in races at greyhound race tracks and the conditions precedent to their acceptance for, and their participation in, graded races, | ||
(l) the publication, by licensees under greyhound race track licences, and sale of race cards for races at greyhound race tracks and the information to be given in the cards both as regards the greyhounds participating in races and otherwise, | ||
(m) the keeping and the supervision of greyhounds immediately before and after their participation in races at greyhound race tracks, | ||
(n) the manner of starting, operating the mechanism of, timing and judging of races at greyhound race tracks, | ||
(o) the recording and publication by licensees under greyhound race track licences of information relating to the participation and performance (including behaviour) of greyhounds in races at greyhound race tracks, | ||
(p) requiring the keeping in relation to greyhound race tracks of specified books, accounts and records, | ||
(q) requiring the production of such books, accounts and records and permitting inspection of and taking of copies of or extracts from such books, accounts and records, | ||
(r) requiring the furnishing to the Board of specified returns and information in relation to greyhound race tracks. | ||
(3) Where, pursuant to paragraph (f) of subsection (2) of this section, the Board proposes to make regulations prohibiting persons performing any of the functions mentioned in paragraph (a) of that subsection from having any beneficial interest in the income of greyhound race tracks, the Board shall serve notice of the proposal on every licensee under a greyhound race track licence and shall, if any representations are made in writing by any such licensee within twenty-eight days, consider the representations. | ||
(4) If, in relation to a greyhound race track, there is a contravention of any regulation under this section, the licensee under the greyhound race track licence relating to the track shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding fifty pounds. | ||
(5) The Club may by rules make provision with respect to the use, management and control of greyhound race tracks and the conduct generally of greyhound races at such tracks. | ||
(6) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of subsection (5) of this section, rules under this section may provide for— | ||
(a) requiring the provision of persons to perform specified functions on greyhound race tracks and prohibiting greyhound races except when such persons and specified officers of the Club are in attendance, | ||
(b) the periods of the year during which greyhound races on greyhound race tracks may take place, | ||
(c) the refusal of entries for races at greyhound race tracks in the case of greyhounds in respect of which disqualification orders under section 45 of this Act are in force, | ||
(d) the procedure as to, and the conditions precedent to, the acceptance of greyhounds for, and their participation in, races at greyhound race tracks, | ||
(e) the procedure as to the grading of greyhounds for participation in races at greyhound race tracks and the conditions precedent to their acceptance for, and their participation in, graded races, | ||
(f) the publication, by licensees under greyhound race track licences, and sale of race cards for races at greyhound race tracks and the information to be given in the cards both as regards the greyhounds participating in races and otherwise, | ||
(g) the keeping and the supervision of greyhounds immediately before and after their participation in races at greyhound race tracks, | ||
(h) the manner of starting, operating the mechanism of, timing and judging of races at greyhound race tracks, | ||
(i) the recording and publication by licensees under greyhound race track licences of information relating to the participation and performance (including behaviour) of greyhounds in races at greyhound race tracks. | ||
(7) If, in relation to a greyhound race track, there is a contravention of any rule under this section, the licensee under the greyhound race track licence relating to the track shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding fifty pounds. | ||
(8) Rules under this section shall not be made before the day appointed by the Minister under subsection (7) of section 26 of this Act. |