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Public sale of greyhounds
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25. (1) The Board may, with the consent of the Minister, make regulations for the control of the holding and conduct of public sales of greyhounds in relation to the following:
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(a) prohibiting persons from holding public sales of greyhounds except under and in accordance with licences granted by the Board under regulations made under this section;
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(b) licences or classes of licences to hold and conduct the public sale of greyhounds;
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(c) keeping of records by licensees and the production of such records for inspection and taking of copies or extracts by authorised officers;
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(d) the furnishing of information to the Board by licensees;
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(e) the procedure as to, and the conditions precedent to, the acceptance of greyhounds for sale;
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(f) prohibiting of persons from acting as auctioneers at sales, except under and in accordance with permits granted by the Board under regulations made under this section or when otherwise approved under regulations made under this section by the Board or except when appointed by the Board as auctioneers;
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(g) permits or approvals to act as auctioneers at public sales of greyhounds;
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(h) the publication by persons holding public sales of greyhounds of catalogues of sales and the information to be given therein both as regards greyhounds for sale and otherwise;
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(i) recording and publication by persons holding public sales of greyhounds of information relating to the results of sales;
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(j) furnishing of documents (including certificates and guarantees) to persons purchasing greyhounds at sales;
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(k) holding of trials at sales in respect of greyhounds to be offered for sale;
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(l) sampling of greyhounds for substances at public sales;
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(m) the duties of persons holding public sales;
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(n) the conditions of sale at public sales;
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(o) the type and number of officials to be appointed at a public sale;
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(p) the functions of an official at a public sale;
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(q) setting of the sales commission at a public sale.
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(2) A person who is prohibited by regulations made under subsection (1) from holding public sales of greyhounds except under and in accordance with a licence granted by the Board, holds a public sale of greyhounds without such licence commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a class A fine.
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(3) A person who is prohibited by regulations made under subsection (1) from acting as an auctioneer at a public sale of greyhounds except under and in accordance with a permit or approval granted by the Board, holds such a sale without such permit or approval commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a class A fine.
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(4) A licensee or permit or approval holder under regulations made under this section who contravenes a regulation made under subsection (1), and which is stated in the regulations to be a racing sanction provision, commits a sanction breach of the Racing code and is liable to a racing sanction.
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(5) Section 38 of the Principal Act is repealed.
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