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;”. |