Horse Racing Ireland Act 2016

Amendment of definitions in section 2 of Act of 1994

2. Section 2(1) of the Act of 1994 is amended by—

(a) inserting before the definition of “betting office” the following:

“ ‘betting intermediary’ means a person who, in the course of business, provides facilities that enable persons to make bets with persons (other than the first-mentioned person);”,

(b) substituting for the definition of “integrity services” the following:

“ ‘integrity services’ means those services operated by or on behalf of the Racing Regulatory Body for the purposes of enforcing discipline and ensuring that horses are run fairly and properly;

‘jockeys’ and ‘qualified riders’ have the same meaning as in the Rules of Racing;”,

(c) substituting for the definition of “Racing Regulatory Body” the following:

“ ‘Racing Regulatory Body’ means—

(a) the Irish Turf Club, in relation to flat racing,

(b) the Irish National Hunt Steeplechase Committee, in relation to national hunt racing, including point-to-point steeplechases, or

(c) both, in relation to horseracing generally,

and includes any limited company formed under the Companies Act 2014 by such body for the purpose of carrying out its functions under this Act;”,

and

(d) substituting for the definition of “Rules of Racing” the following:

“ ‘Rules of Racing’ means, in relation to—

(a) flat racing, the Rules of Racing as laid down by the Irish Turf Club,

(b) national hunt racing, the Irish National Hunt Steeplechase Rules as laid down by the Irish National Hunt Steeplechase Committee, and

(c) point-to-point steeplechases, the regulations for Point-to-Point Steeplechases issued by the Stewards of the Irish National Hunt Steeplechase Committee;”.