Greyhound Racing Act 2019
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Appeal Committee | ||
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50. Section 50 of the Principal Act is amended— | ||
(a) by substituting for subsection (1) the following: | ||
“(1) The Greyhound Racing Appeal Committee (‘Appeal Committee’) continues in being to determine appeals provided for by— | ||
(a) section 49 of the Greyhound Racing Act 2019 pertaining to decisions of the Control Committee, and | ||
(b) section 51 pertaining to decisions of the Board. | ||
(1A) The members of the Appeal Committee who held office immediately before the commencement of section 50 of the Greyhound Racing Act 2019 cease to hold office upon such commencement but any such member is eligible to be reappointed as a member of the committee under this section.”, | ||
(b) in subsection (2)(a), by inserting “Court of Appeal,” after “Supreme Court,”, | ||
(c) by inserting after subsection (2) the following: | ||
“(2A) A member of the Board, an office holder in the Club or member of the Control Committee shall not be a member of the Appeal Committee.”, | ||
(d) by substituting for subsection (4) the following: | ||
“(4) A member of the Appeal Committee may— | ||
(a) by letter addressed to the Minister resign his or her membership and the resignation takes effect when the Minister receives the letter, or | ||
(b) at any time be removed from office by the Minister if, in the opinion of the Minister, he or she has become incapable through ill-health of effectively performing his or her functions or has committed stated misbehaviour.”, | ||
(e) by inserting after subsection (5) the following: | ||
“(5A) A member of the Appeal Committee may serve a maximum of 2 consecutive terms. | ||
(5B) Where a member of the Board, whose term of office has expired, has not been reappointed or may not be reappointed by virtue of having served 2 consecutive terms, the member shall continue in office until the vacancy occasioned by the expiration of his or her term of office is filled by the appointment of another person.”, | ||
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(f) by substituting for subsection (9) the following: | ||
“(9) A member of the Appeal Committee (other than a judge) shall be paid by the Board such remuneration (if any) and allowances for expenses (if any) as the Board with the consent of the Minister and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform determines. | ||
(10) The Board shall provide the secretarial and executive functions necessary to serve the work of the Appeal Committee.”. |