S.I. No. 54/1979 - Greyhound Race Track (Admission Charges) Regulations, 1979.

S.I. No. 54 of 1979.

GREYHOUND RACE TRACK (ADMISSION CHARGES) REGULATIONS, 1979.

Bord na gCon in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Section 48 of the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 (No. 12 of 1958) and also by subsection (3) of Section 5 of the said Act, hereby makes the following regulations, that is to say:—

(1) The Greyhound Race Track (Admission Charges) (Amendment) Regulations, 1977, are hereby revoked.

(2) These regulations may be cited as the Greyhound Race Track (Admission Charges) Regulations, 1979.

(3) For the purpose of these regulations "racing session" shall mean a programme of not more than ten greyhound races at a greyhound race track licensed under the Act.

(4) The maximum charges to be made for admitting persons to a racing session at the greyhound race tracks listed hereunder, where such persons are not bookmakers carrying on their business, shall, save as provided for in paragraph (5) hereunder, be as follows:—

(5) Each licensee named in paragraph (4) above may on not more than 3 occasions in any one calendar year make a maximum charge of £1 per person for admitting persons to a racing session where such persons are not bookmakers carrying on their business.

(6) These regulations shall come into operation on 19th day of March, 1979.

GIVEN under the Seal of Bord na gCon this 16th day of February, 1979.

(Signed) DES HANRAHAN,

Chairman of the Board.

(Signed) SEAMUS P. FLANAGAN,

An officer authorised by the Board to authenticate the Seal of the Board.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The effect of these regulations is to fix the maximum charges to be made for admitting persons to greyhound race tracks licensed under the Act, where such persons are not bookmakers carrying on their business.