Horse and Greyhound Racing Act, 2001

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Number 20 of 2001

HORSE AND GREYHOUND RACING ACT, 2001

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Preliminary And General

Section
1.	Short title.
2.	Interpretation.
3.	Establishment day.
4.	Expenses of Minister.

PART 2

Horse Racing Ireland

5.	Establishment of Horse Racing Ireland.
6.	Dissolution of Irish Horseracing Authority.
7.	Amendment of Act of 1994.
8.	General functions of HRI.
9.	Racegoers Consultative Forum.
10.	Media rights committee.
11.	Exemption from Corporation Tax and Capital Gains Tax.

PART 3

Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund

12.	Establishment of Fund.

PART 4

Accounts and Audits of HRI and Bord na gCon and Accountability of their Chief Executive Officers to Oireachtas Committees

13.	Audit of accounts of HRI.
14.	Accounts and audits of Bord na gCon.
15.	Accountability of chief executive officers of HRI and Bord na gCon to certain Oireachtas Committees.

PART 5

Betting (Miscellaneous)

16.	Amendment of section 32D(2) of Act of 1958.
17.	Matters relating to totalisator licences held by HRI and Bord na gCon.
18.	Amendment of Betting Act, 1931.
19.	Zero rating of turnover charge on off-course bets.
20.	Repeal.

PART 6

Transfer of Assets and Liabilities of Irish Horseracing Authority to HRI

21.	Definition.
22.	Transfer of property and liabilities of Authority to HRI.
23.	Preservation of certain continuing contracts and adaptation of references to HRI in certain documents.
24.	Pending legal proceedings.
25.	Final accounts of Authority.
26.	Transfer of totalisator licences.
27.	Transfer of staff.

SCHEDULE

Amendments to Act of 1994

Acts Referred to
	Betting Act, 1931	1931, No. 27
	Broadcasting and Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1988	1988, No. 19
	Companies Acts, 1963 to 1999
	Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Act, 1993	1993, No. 8
	Greyhound Industry Act, 1958	1958, No. 12
	Horse and Greyhound Racing (Betting Charges and Levies) Act, 1999	1999, No. 24
	Irish Horseracing Industry Act, 1994	1994, No. 18
	Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997	1997, No. 39
	Totalisator Act, 1929	1929, No. 22

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Number 20 of 2001

HORSE AND GREYHOUND RACING ACT, 2001

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A BODY TO BE KNOWN AS HORSE RACING IRELAND, TO DEFINE ITS FUNCTIONS, TO DISSOLVE THE IRISH HORSERACING AUTHORITY, TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE IRISH HORSERACING INDUSTRY ACT, 1994, THE GREYHOUND INDUSTRY ACT, 1958, AND THE BETTING ACT, 1931, AND TO PROVIDE FOR CONNECTED MATTERS. [2nd July, 2001]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:

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